Steigen Church

Steigen Church
Steigen kirke
View of the church
67°56′10″N 14°58′46″E / 67.9360983°N 14.9795086°E / 67.9360983; 14.9795086
LocationSteigen Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Consecratedc. 1250
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1250 (1250)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsStone
Administration
DeanerySalten prosti
ParishSteigen
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85561

Steigen Church (Norwegian: Steigen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Steigen on the southwestern side of the island of Engeløya. It is the main church for the Steigen parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown and gray, stone church was originally built in a long church style around the year 1250, and it has since been renovated and expanded several times. The church seats about 400 people.