Alstahaug Church

Alstahaug Church (Norwegian: Alstahaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway. The church is associated with Petter Dass, who was appointed vicar in 1689.[1]

Alstahaug Church
Alstahaug kirke
View of the church
Alstahaug Church
Location of the church
Alstahaug Church
Alstahaug Church (Norway)
65.8940°N 12.3978°E / 65.8940; 12.3978
LocationAlstahaug, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed12th century
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishAlstahaug
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

The church is located in the village of Alstahaug on the southern end of the island of Alsta. It is the church for the parish of Alstahaug, which is part of the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long-church style in the 12th century. The church seats about 270 people.[2][3]

Helgeland Kammerkor, a mixed choir from the district of Helgeland, used Alstahaug Church as the venue for a recording of folk music from Helgeland (Folketoner fra Helgeland, 2005). The album contains 27 folk tunes from Helgeland, recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from the area.

  • Exterior
  • Exterior
  • Church atlapiece
  • Church altar
  • Church Portal

See also

References
  1. "Alstahaug Church". Petter Dass-museet. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. "Alstahaug kirke, Alstahaug". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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