Nordstranda Chapel

Nordstranda Chapel (Norwegian: Nordstranda kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lekanger on the west side of the island of Sandhornøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1963 by the architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The chapel seats about 160 people.[1]

Nordstranda Chapel
Nordstranda kapell
Nordstranda Chapel
Location of the chapel
Nordstranda Chapel
Nordstranda Chapel (Norway)
67.1123°N 14.0373°E / 67.1123; 14.0373
LocationGildeskål, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1963
Specifications
Capacity163
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGildeskål
DeaneryBodø domprosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
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