Sømna Church
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| Sømna kirke | |
  Sømna Church Location in Nordland  Sømna Church Sømna Church (Norway) | |
| 65°18′39″N 12°09′46″E / 65.3108°N 12.1627°E | |
| Location | Sømna, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Scheistrøen |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Sør-Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Sømna |
Sømna Church (Norwegian: Sømna kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sømna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik i Helgeland. It is the church for the Sømna parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1876 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2][3]
History
The oldest records of the church (and parish) in Vik dates back to 1432. The first church was likely a rectangular timber-framed building. The second church building was a log church in a cruciform design. The present church is likely the third church building in Vik. In 1873, it was decided to build a new, larger church to replace the older (2nd) church building. A new plot of land about 200 metres (660 ft) south of the old church site was purchased from Einar Ingebrigtsen Vik. About two years later, the new church was completed.[4] After the new church was completed the old building was torn down and its materials were auctioned off. The old cemetery (surrounding the old church) was used until 1980 when a new cemetery was opened.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Sømna kirke, Vik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Sømna kirke" (in Norwegian). Nordlands fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Sømna kirkested / Sømna kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Vik - Sømna gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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