Henningsvær Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

68°09′07″N 14°11′54″E / 68.15181567°N 14.19833511°E / 68.15181567; 14.19833511LocationVågan, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1852Consecrated1974ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Odd StormArchitectural typeRectangularCompleted1974 (50 years ago) (1974)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryLofoten prostiParishHenningsvær

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84552

Henningsvær Church (Norwegian: Henningsvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the fishing village of Henningsvær, located on some small islands immediately south of the large island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Henningsvær parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Odd Storm. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]

History

Henningsvær Chapel was first built in Henningsvær in 1852. The church was on land donated by Jens Henrik Klæboe Dreyer in exchange for having his own chair in the new church. The old chapel was torn down in 1974 and a new church was built on the same site.^[3]^[4]

Media gallery

Old church (1852-1974)

References

^ "Henningsvær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "Henningsvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Henningsvær kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2021.