Korgen Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

66°04′36″N 13°49′31″E / 66.0765985°N 13.8253915°E / 66.0765985; 13.8253915LocationHemnes, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1863Consecrated1863ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Andreas GrenstadArchitectural typeCruciformCompleted1863 (161 years ago) (1863)SpecificationsCapacity450MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryIndre Helgeland prostiParishKorgen

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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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]

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References

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