Hadsel Church | |
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Hadsel kirke | |
68°32′27″N 14°59′25″E / 68.5407543°N 14.99039679°E | |
Location | Hadsel, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1300s |
Dedication | St. Stephen |
Consecrated | 1824 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1824 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
Parish | Hadsel |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84458 |
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]