Strandlandet Church

Strandlandet Church (Norwegian: Strandlandet kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumnes on the northwestern part of the island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Strandlandet parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1938 by the architect Sverre Pettersen. The church seats about 250 people and originally it was built to serve the eastern part of the old Gimsøy Municipality.[1][2][3]

Strandlandet Church
Strandlandet kirke
View of the church
Strandlandet Church
Location of the church
Strandlandet Church
Strandlandet Church (Norway)
68.3929°N 14.4688°E / 68.3929; 14.4688
LocationVågan, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sverre Pettersen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1938
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStrandlandet
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Strandlandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. "Strandlandet kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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