Hattfjelldal Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

65°35′49″N 13°59′31″E / 65.5970091°N 13.99182245°E / 65.5970091; 13.99182245LocationHattfjelldal, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1727Consecrated12 Aug 1869ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jakob Nilsen HagenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1869 (155 years ago) (1869)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryIndre Helgeland prostiParishHattfjelldal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Hattfjelldal Church (Norwegian: Hattfjelldal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway, located in the village of Hattfjelldal. It is the main church for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by architect Jakob Nilsen Hagen. It seats some 200 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The present church is the third church building on this site. The first small chapel was built in 1727. That one was replaced in 1788 by a larger chapel. The present church was constructed in 1868 on a plot of land a short distance to the north of the old church. The new building was consecrated on 12 August 1869 by Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef. The old church was torn down in 1874.^[3] The church was renovated in 1958, led by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The architect Nils Toft renovated the sacristy in 1966.^[4]

References

^ "Hattfjelldal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ "Hattfjelldal kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirken.no. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
^ "Hattfjelldal kirke" (in Norwegian). Hattfjelldal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 29 September 2018.