Steigen Church | |
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Steigen kirke | |
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Coordinates: 67°56′10″N 14°58′46″E / 67.9361°N 14.9795°E | |
Location | Steigen, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1250 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Parish | Steigen |
Deanery | Salten prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Steigen Church (Norwegian: Steigen kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Steigen on the southwestern side of the island of Engeløya. The church is part of the Steigen parish in the Salten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was originally built around the year 1250, and it has since been renovated and expanded several times. The present church seats about 400 people.