Sand Church (Nordland)

Sand Church
Sand kirke
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68°26′01″N 14°36′50″E / 68.4336236°N 14.6138607°E / 68.4336236; 14.6138607
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded13th century
Consecrated1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914 (110 years ago) (1914)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishMelbu
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85372

Sand Church (Norwegian: Sand kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sanden on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1914 to serve the southern part of Hadsel (on Austvågøya island). The chapel seats about 100 people.[1] The building was also used as a school for many years, but the school closed in 1990.[2]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.