Bjørnskinn Church

Bjørnskinn Church
Bjørnskinn kirke
View of the church
69°00′00″N 15°38′00″E / 69.0000249°N 15.6334443°E / 69.0000249; 15.6334443
LocationAndøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1700s
Consecrated29 April 1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johan Kunig
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1885 (1885)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishAndøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83909

Bjørnskinn Church (Norwegian: Bjørnskinn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørnskinn on the island of Andøya. It is one of the churches for the Andøy parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1885 by the architect Johan Kunig. The church seats about 250 people.