Northern Norway
Nordland
Vestvågøy Municipality

Buksnes Church

Buksnes Church is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of on the island of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
  • Description: church in Vestvågøy, Norway
  • Also known as: “Buksnes kirke”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gravdal and Leknes.

Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
is a village in in county, . It is located on the island of in the central part of the archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle.

Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of . With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. is situated 4 km northeast of Buksnes Church.

Village
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.
is a small fishing village in in county, . The village is located on the northern part of the island of in the archipelago. is situated 6 km west of Buksnes Church.

Buksnes Church

Latitude
68.11715° or 68° 7′ 2″ north
Longitude
13.56034° or 13° 33′ 37″ east
Inception
1905
Levels
4
Operator
Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FWM4H86+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75114473
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­evangelical_lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4582202
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Buksnes Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Buksnes Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Buksnesin kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksnes kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksnes kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksnes kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buksnes kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Buksnes kirke”
  • Russian: “церковь Букснес”
  • Swedish: “Buksnes kyrka”

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Highlights include Kirkeveien Lekeplass and Gravdalshallen.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Buksnes Church”. Photo: Holav, CC BY-SA 3.0.