Fauske Church

Fauske Church
Fauske kirke
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67°15′28″N 15°22′22″E / 67.2578942°N 15.3726746°E / 67.2578942; 15.3726746
LocationFauske Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1869
Consecrated5 Aug 1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)B. Sneve
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (156 years ago) (1869)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeanerySalten prosti
ParishFauske
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84118

Fauske Church (Norwegian: Fauske kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fauske. It is the church for the Fauske parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect B. Sneve. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Fauske kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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