Strandlandet Church

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Strandlandet Church
Strandlandet kirke
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View of the church
68°23′35″N 14°28′08″E / 68.39293373°N 14.4687983°E / 68.39293373; 14.4687983Coordinates: 68°23′35″N 14°28′08″E / 68.39293373°N 14.4687983°E / 68.39293373; 14.4687983
LocationVågan, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1938
Consecrated1938
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sverre Pettersen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1938 (83 years ago) (1938)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStrandlandet
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85599

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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  1. ^ "Strandlandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Strandlandet kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

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