Saltstraumen Church
Full nameSaltstraumen kirke
Coordinates67.2335095°N 14.6254769°E
LocationBodø Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
DenominationChurch of Norway
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishSaltstraumen
StatusParish church
Functional statusActive
Founded1886
Consecrated1886
Completed1886 (age 140)
EventsMoved in 1900
ArchitectJ. E. Olsen
MaterialsWood
Capacity370

Saltstraumen Church (Norwegian: Saltstraumen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saltstraumen. It is one of the two churches for the Saltstraumen parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 using plans drawn up by the architect J. E. Olsen. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

History

The church was originally built in 1886. Around 1900, the building was moved about 300 metres (980 ft) to the northwest from its original location due to soil instability. The cemetery remained at the original site.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saltstraumen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  3. ^ "Saltstraumen kirke" (in Norwegian). LokalHistorieWiki.no. Retrieved 2021-04-01.