Reine Church

Reine Church
Reine kirke
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67.93361841°N 13.08833510°E / 67.93361841; 13.08833510
Location	Moskenes, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Reine kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1890
Consecrated	9 January 1891
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1890 (134 years ago) (1890)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Parish	Moskenes
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85280

Reine Church (Norwegian: Reine kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Reine. It is one of the two churches in the Moskenes parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1890 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 250 people.^[1][2] The church was consecrated on 9 January 1891 by Bishop Johannes Nilsson Skaar.^[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Reine kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
3. "Reine kirke (Reine Church)". Arkitekturguide i Nord-Norge og Svalbard (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 March 2021.