Narvik Church (Norwegian: Narvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Narvik. It is the main church for the Narvik parish as well as the seat of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The large, stone church was built in a long church style in 1925 using plans drawn up by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]
| Narvik Church | |
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| Narvik kirke | |
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| 68°26′22″N 17°24′49″E / 68.43934833°N 17.41348296°E | |
| Location | Narvik Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Consecrated | 16 December 1925 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olaf Nordhagen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 700 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Parish | Narvik |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85094 |
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edit- ^ "Narvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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