Ankenes Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

68°25′16″N 17°22′44″E / 68.4210097°N 17.3787710°E / 68.4210097; 17.3787710LocationNarvik, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1652Consecrated26 Sept 1842ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Ingebrigt JulinArchitectural typeOctagonalCompleted1842 (182 years ago) (1842)SpecificationsCapacity380MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryOfoten prostiParishAnkenes

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Ankenes Church (Norwegian: Ankenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ankenesstranda. It is the main church for the Ankenes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect Ingebrigt Julin. The church seats about 380 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The first church in Ankenes was built around 1652-1661. Around 1730, the old church was torn down and a new church was rebuilt on the same site. Then in 1842, the old church was torn down and a new building was constructed on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 26 September 1842.^[3] In 1879-1880, the church was renovated and redecorated. In 1940, during World War II, the church was damaged during the fighting. It was repaired in 1947.^[4]

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References

^ "Ankenes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Ankenes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Ankenes kirke". Narvik kirkelige fellesråd (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2021.