Korgen Church

Korgen Church (Norwegian: Korgen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korgen. It is the church for the Korgen parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Grenstad. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Korgen Church
Korgen kirke
View of the church
66.0765985°N 13.8253915°E / 66.0765985; 13.8253915
LocationHemnes, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1863
Consecrated1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grenstad
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1863 (1863)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishKorgen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84821

See also

References

  1. "Korgen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
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