Herøy Church (Nordland)

Herøy Church
Herøy kirke

View of the church
Herøy Church
Location in Nordland
Herøy Church
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 65°58′23″N 12°16′41″E / 65.9731°N 12.2780°E / 65.9731; 12.2780
Location Herøy, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 12th century
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Specifications
Capacity 350
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Herøy
Deanery Nord-Helgeland
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Herøy Church (Norwegian: Herøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøya. The church is part of the Herøy parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white stone church was built in the 12th century and it seats about 350 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2011-12-29.


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