Varntresk Church

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Varntresk Church
Varntresk kirke
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Varntresk Church
65°49′20″N14°11′52″E / 65.8223608°N 14.19768118°E / 65.8223608; 14.19768118 Coordinates: 65°49′20″N14°11′52″E / 65.8223608°N 14.19768118°E / 65.8223608; 14.19768118
Location Hattfjelldal, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1986
Consecrated 31 Aug 1986
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Pål Guthorm Kavli
Architectural type Long church
Completed1986(35 years ago) (1986)
Specifications
Capacity70
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hattfjelldal
Deanery Indre Helgeland prosti
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 85773

Varntresk Church (Norwegian : Varntresk kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Varntresk. It is one of the churches for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1986 using plans drawn up by the architect Pål Guthorm Kavli. The church seats about 70 people. The church was consecrated on 31 August 1986. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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