Hadsel Church

Hadsel Church
Hadsel kirke
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68°32′27″N 14°59′25″E / 68.5407543°N 14.99039679°E / 68.5407543; 14.99039679
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1300s
DedicationSt. Stephen
Consecrated1824
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1824 (200 years ago) (1824)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishHadsel
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84458

Hadsel Church (Norwegian: Hadsel kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hadsel, just east of the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya. It is one of the churches for the Hadsel parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1824 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hadsel kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.