Location Andøy, Nordland Denomination Church of Norway Founded 1700s Opened 1885 Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Consecrated 29 April 1885 Capacity 250 Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland | |
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Similar Sigerfjord Church, Grønning Church, Dverberg Church, Andenes Church, Indre Eidsfjord Church | ||
Bjørnskinn Church (Norwegian: Bjørnskinn kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørnskinn on the island of Andøya. The church is part of the Bjørnskinn parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
History
The oldest church in Bjørnskinn was located right at the base of the local mountain on the north side of Bjørnskinn. That church was destroyed in an avalanche in the 1700s. It was replaced by a wood church in 1740. That church lasted over 100 years before it needed replacement. After some time and debate about the location of the replacement church, a new church was built in 1885 in the village of Bjørnskinn. The new church was designed by the local architect, Johan Kunig, to seat about 250 people. The new church was consecrated on 29 April 1885 by the Bishop Jacob Sverdrup Smitt. The organ in Bjørnskinn church was built in 1860 and has been at the church since 1936.