Hadsel Church
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| 68°32′26″N 14°59′25″E / 68.5406°N 14.9902°E | |
| Location | Hadsel, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1300s |
| Dedication | St. Stephen |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Architectural type | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1824 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Parish | Hadsel |
Hadsel Church (Template:Lang-no) 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 the main church 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]
History
The earliest mention of this church in existing historical records was in 1381, but there are additional records that talk about the priest of Hadsel dating back to 1321. Not much is known about the church before the 1600s, but in 1639 an old church was demolished and a new log building in a cruciform design was built on the same location. In 1824, a new church building was completed, about 100 metres (330 ft) west of the site of the old church. Two years later, in 1826, the old church building was torn down. This newest church is likely the fourth building on this site serving Hadsel.[3] The church is dedicated to St. Stephen.[4]
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References
- ^ "Hadsel kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ^ "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ "Hadsel kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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