Evenes Church

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Evenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Evenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Evenes, along the northern shore of the Ofotfjorden. It is the church for the Evenes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1800 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Bernhard Kreutzer. The church seats about 460 people. ()

Local name: Evenes kirke Completed: 1800 (224 years ago)Capacity: 460Coordinates: 68°27'36"N, 16°41'55"E

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12 EvenesveienNordlandNorway

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Evenes Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kjeldebotn Church, Ofotfjord.

3.9 miS
Church
Kjeldebotn Church
100 min walk • Kjeldebotn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjeldebotn.
5.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Ofotfjord
150 min walk • Ofotfjord is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, located about 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. The 78-kilometre long Ofotfjord is Norway's 12th longest fjord and it is also the 18th deepest, with a maximum depth of 553 metres.