Ytteren Church (Norwegian: Ytteren kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ytteren, a northern suburb of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the main church for the Nord-Rana parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brick church was built in a rectangular style in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2][3] The church was consecrated on 4 September 1977 by Bishop Bjarne Odd Weider.
| Ytteren Church | |
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| Ytteren kirke | |
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| 66°20′43″N 14°07′41″E / 66.3452707°N 14.1280854°E | |
| Location | Rana, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Consecrated | 4 Sept 1977 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Nils Toft |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Nord-Rana |
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- ^ "Ytteren kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Ytteren kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.