Hæstad Church

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Hæstad / Hestad Church
Hæstad / Hestad kirke
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66°03′15″N 12°31′05″E / 66.05426598°N 12.517987489°E / 66.05426598; 12.517987489Coordinates: 66°03′15″N 12°31′05″E / 66.05426598°N 12.517987489°E / 66.05426598; 12.517987489
LocationDønna, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1913
Consecrated11 Sept 1913
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Victor Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1913 (109 years ago) (1913)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishDønna
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84690

Hæstad Church (Norwegian: Hæstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hestad on the southern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna 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 1913 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan, the son of Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people and it holds worship services at Christmas and some Sundays in the summer. The building was consecrated on 11 September 1913. [1][2]

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  1. ^ "Hestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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