Hemnes Church
Hemnes Church (Norwegian: Hemnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hemnesberget. It is the church for the Hemnes parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal-cruciform style in 1872 using plans drawn up by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 800 people.
| Hemnes Church | |
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| Hemnes kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 66.2257835°N 13.6118647°E | |
| Location | Hemnes, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Consecrated | 1872 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Niels S.D. Eckhoff |
| Architectural type | Cruciform/Octagonal |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Hemnes |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84544 |
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