Saltdal Church

Saltdal Church (Norwegian: Saltdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rognan. It is the main church for the Saltdal parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 by the architect Peter Høier Holtermann. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Saltdal Church
Saltdal kirke
View of the church
Saltdal Church
Location of the church
Saltdal Church
Saltdal Church (Norway)
67.1022°N 15.407°E / 67.1022; 15.407
LocationSaltdal, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Høier Holtermann
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864
Specifications
Capacity460
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSaltdal
DeanerySalten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The first known church in Saltdal was built in 1656 at the Saltnes farm, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southeast of the present location of the church. There is some evidence that there may have been a chapel on the site prior to that time as well.[3] In 1864, a new church was constructed to replace the old one. A new church site was chosen, located more central in the main village of Rognan.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Saltdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  3. "Saltnes kirkested - Saltdal gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. "Saltdal kirkested / Saltdal kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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