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Tjongsfjorden Church

Coordinates: 66°41′12″N 13°26′08″E / 66.68672981°N 13.43563959°E / 66.68672981; 13.43563959
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Tjongsfjorden Church
Tjongsfjorden kirke
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66°41′12″N 13°26′08″E / 66.68672981°N 13.43563959°E / 66.68672981; 13.43563959
LocationRødøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1962
Consecrated1962
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Per Myrvold
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishRødøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85634

Tjongsfjorden Church (Norwegian: Tjongsfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjong on the mainland in the northern 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 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Myrvold. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

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