Strandlandet Church Explained

Strandlandet Church
Fullname:Strandlandet kirke
Coordinates:68.3929°N 14.4688°W
Location:Vågan, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Strandlandet
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1938
Consecrated Date:1938
Architect:Sverre Pettersen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:250

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 using plans drawn up 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strandlandet kirke . 2018-11-04 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Strandlandet kirke . 2012-07-18 . Vågan kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.