Aldersund Church (Norwegian: Aldersund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haugland. It is the church for the Aldersund parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1971 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]
| Aldersund Church | |
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| Aldersund kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 66°23′14″N 13°07′12″E / 66.38710951°N 13.11987251°E | |
| Location | Lurøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Aldersund kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Consecrated | 1971 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John Egil Tverdahl |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1971 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Aldersund |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 83762 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Aldersund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2018.