Ankenes Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

Church in Nordland, Norway

Ankenes Church

Ankenes kirke

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68°25′16″N 17°22′44″E﻿ / ﻿68.4210097°N 17.3787710°E﻿ / 68.4210097; 17.3787710
Location| Narvik Municipality, Nordland
Country| Norway
Denomination| Church of Norway
Churchmanship| Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status| Parish church
Founded| 1652
Consecrated| 26 Sept 1842
Architecture
Functional status| Active
Architect(s)| Ingebrigt Julin
Architectural type| Octagonal
Completed| 1842 (183 years ago) (1842)
Specifications
Capacity| 380
Materials| Wood
Administration
Diocese| Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery| Ofoten prosti
Parish| Ankenes

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

Type| Church
Status| Automatically protected
ID| 83784

Ankenes Church (Norwegian: Ankenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ankenesstranda. It is the main church for the Ankenes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect Ingebrigt Julin. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

## History

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The first church in Ankenes was built around 1652-1661. Around 1730, the old church was torn down and a new church was rebuilt on the same site. Then in 1842, the old church was torn down and a new building was constructed on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 26 September 1842.[3] In 1879-1880, the church was renovated and redecorated. In 1940, during World War II, the church was damaged during the fighting. It was repaired in 1947.[4]

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## See also

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* List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland
* Octagonal churches in Norway

## References

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1. ^ "Ankenes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
3. ^ "Ankenes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
4. ^ "Ankenes kirke". Narvik kirkelige fellesråd (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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* Bjørnfjell
* Efjord
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