Bjerkvik Church

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Bjerkvik Church
Bjerkvik kirke
Bjerkvik kirke.jpg
View of the church
68°32′54″N 17°33′42″E / 68.54845687°N 17.56153822°E / 68.54845687; 17.56153822Coordinates: 68°32′54″N 17°33′42″E / 68.54845687°N 17.56153822°E / 68.54845687; 17.56153822
LocationNarvik, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1914
Consecrated14 Aug 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
and
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1955 (67 years ago) (1955)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishBjerkvik
DeaneryOfoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83897

Bjerkvik Church (Norwegian: Bjerkvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjerkvik. It is the church for the Bjerkvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and . The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

History[]

The first church was built in Bjerkvik in 1914. Allied forces destroyed it on 13 April 1940, during World War II. Its replacement was completed in 1955 and consecrated that same year on 14 August by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen.[3][4]

Media gallery[]

  • Bjerkvik kirke 2016.jpg
  • Bjerkvik.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bjerkvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bjerkvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Bjerkvik kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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