Kjøpsvik Church ( no, Kjøpsvik kirke) is a

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of the

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county,

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. It is located in the village of

Kjøpsvik or is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Tysfjorden, north of the small village of Storå, Norway, Storå. The island of Hulløya lies off the coast of Kjøpsvik. The ...

. It is the church for the Kjøpsvik

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which is part of the

Ofoten prosti Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Tysfjord, Ballangen, Evenes, Tjeldsund, Narvik, and Lødingen. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the cente ...

(

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) in the

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. The white,

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church was built in a

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style in 1975 using plans drawn up by the

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Nils Toft. The church seats about 400 people.

History

On 9 February 1601, a royal decree ordered the construction of the first church in Tysfjord. This church was built in Kjøpsvik later in 1601, about southwest of the present church site, much closer to the shoreline. In 1791, the old church was taken down and moved to the nearby island of

Hulløya or is an island in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Tysfjorden, southwest of the village of Kjøpsvik. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Veten. Hulløya had one per ...

. In 1839, the old church on Hulløya was taken down moved back to Kjøpsvik. In 1888, the old church was disassembled and moved to the village of Korsnes where it was rebuilt and it became known as Korsnes Church. A new church was built in Kjøpsvik to replace the old church that was taken down. The new church was constructed about to the northeast of the old church site. By 1966, it was noted that old church was poorly maintained and it was difficult to heat during the winters, so a new building was seen as more economical that trying to fix up the old building. In 1975, the old church was torn down and a new church was built just to the west of the old church.

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