Røssvoll Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

66°21′31″N 14°19′25″E / 66.3585994°N 14.32355484°E / 66.3585994; 14.32355484LocationRana, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1952Consecrated1952ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)A. Nygård and SkybergArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1952 (72 years ago) (1952)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryIndre Helgeland prostiParishRøssvoll

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Røssvoll Church (Norwegian: Røssvoll kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røssvoll. It is the church for the Røssvoll parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architects A. Nygård and Skyberg. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2] The church was built with a donation from Anne Marie Bosse, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Anne Marie Church.^[3]

Helgeland Kammerkor gave a Spring concert in Røssvoll Church in 2013.

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References

^ "Røssvoll kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Røssvoll kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.