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Sørfjorden Church

Coordinates: 66°29′29″N 13°17′34″E / 66.49130771°N 13.29274490°E / 66.49130771; 13.29274490
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Sørfjorden Church
Sørfjorden kirke
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66°29′29″N 13°17′34″E / 66.49130771°N 13.29274490°E / 66.49130771; 13.29274490
LocationRødøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1916
ConsecratedJuly 1916
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)O.M. Olsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1916 (108 years ago) (1916)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishRødøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85049

Sørfjorden Church (Norwegian: Sørfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørfjorden on the mainland in the southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1916 using plans drawn up by the architect O.M. Olsen. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Sørfjorden kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 October 2018.