Hattfjelldal Church

Hattfjelldal Church
Hattfjelldal kirke
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Hattfjelldal Church
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Hattfjelldal Church
Hattfjelldal Church (Norway)
65°35′49″N 13°59′30″E / 65.59694°N 13.9916°E / 65.59694; 13.9916Coordinates: 65°35′49″N 13°59′30″E / 65.59694°N 13.9916°E / 65.59694; 13.9916
Location Hattfjelldal, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1727
Consecrated 12 Aug 1869
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jakob Nilsen Hagen
Architectural type Long church
Completed 1868
Specifications
Capacity 200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hattfjelldal
Deanery Indre Helgeland prosti
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland

Hattfjelldal Church (Norwegian: Hattfjelldal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hattfjelldal. It is the main church for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1868 by the architect Jakob Nilsen Hagen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

History

The present church is the third church building on this site. The first small chapel was built in 1727. That one was replaced in 1788 by a larger chapel. The present church was constructed in 1868 and it was consecrated on 12 August 1869 by Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef.[3] The church was renovated in 1958, led by the architect John Tverdahl. The architect Nils Toft renovated the sacristy in 1966.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Hattfjelldal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. "Hattfjelldal kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirken.no. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  4. "Hattfjelldal kirke" (in Norwegian). Hattfjelldal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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