Nordstranda Chapel Explained

Nordstranda Chapel
Fullname:Nordstranda kapell
Coordinates:67.1178°N 14.0489°W
Location:Gildeskål, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Gildeskål
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:163

Nordstranda Chapel (Norwegian: Nordstranda kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lekanger on the west side of the island of Sandhornøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1963 using plans drawn up by the architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The chapel seats about 160 people.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-10-30 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.