Sand Church (Nordland)

Sand Church (Norwegian: Sand kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sanden on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1914 to serve the southern part of Hadsel (on Austvågøya island). The chapel seats about 100 people.[1] The building was also used as a school for many years, but the school closed in 1990.[2]

Sand Church
Sand kirke
View of the church
Sand Church
Location of the church
Sand Church
Sand Church (Norway)
68.433611°N 14.613611°E / 68.433611; 14.613611
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMelbu
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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