Sand Church (Nordland)
| Sand Church | |
|---|---|
| Sand kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Sand Church Location in Nordland  Sand Church Sand Church (Norway) | |
| 68°26′01″N 14°36′49″E / 68.433611°N 14.613611°E | |
| Location | Hadsel, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Parish | Melbu |
Sand Church (Norwegian: Sand kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sanden on the island of Austvågøya. The church is part of the Melbu parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white church was built in 1914 to serve the southern part of Hadsel (on Austvågøya island). It seats about 100 people. It was also used as a school for many years, but the school closed in 1990.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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