Digermulen Church

Digermulen Church (Norwegian: Digermulen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Digermulen on the island of Hinnøya. It is one of the churches for the Svolvær parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in an octagonal style in 1951 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Melchior Wiel Nygaard
and Torstein Schyberg. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Digermulen Church
Digermulen kirke

68°18′44″N 14°59′06″E / 68.31222879°N 14.98497337°E / 68.31222879; 14.98497337Coordinates: 68°18′44″N 14°59′06″E / 68.31222879°N 14.98497337°E / 68.31222879; 14.98497337
Location	Vågan, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1951
Consecrated	23 June 1951
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Andreas Wiel Nygaard and Torstein Schyberg
Architectural type	octagonal
Completed	1951 (72 years ago) (1951)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Parish	Svolvær

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84024

References

^ "Digermulen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "Digermulen kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 21 July 2012.