Kjøpsvik Church

Kjøpsvik Church (Norwegian: Kjøpsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjøpsvik. It is the church for the Kjøpsvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1975 by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Kjøpsvik Church
Kjøpsvik kirke
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Kjøpsvik Church
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Kjøpsvik Church
Kjøpsvik Church (Norway)
68.0966°N 16.3743°E / 68.0966; 16.3743
LocationNarvik, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Tysfjord hovedkirke
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1975
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishKjøpsvik
DeaneryOfoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Kjøpsvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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