Drevja Church (Norwegian: Drevja kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at Nilsskogen in the Drevjedalen area of northern Vefsn Municipality. It is the church for the Drevja parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1883 by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Torolf Prytz. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 28 September 1883.[3]
| Drevja Church | |
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| Drevja kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 65°58′57″N 13°15′56″E / 65.98261391°N 13.2654359°E | |
| Location | Vefsn Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Consecrated | 28 September 1883 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Andreas Grenstad and Torolf Prytz |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Drevja |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84035 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Drevja kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Drevja menighet" (in Norwegian). Vefsn fellesråd. Retrieved 1 December 2011.