Sagfjord Church
| Sagfjord Church | |
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| Sagfjord kirke | |
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  Sagfjord Church Location in Nordland  Sagfjord Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°00′00″N 15°46′06″E / 68.0000°N 15.7682°E | |
| Location | Hamarøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Events | Moved to Karlsøy in 1885 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1775 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sagfjord |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Sagfjord Church (Norwegian: Sagfjord kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Karlsøy. The church is part of the Sagfjord parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.[1]
History
Sagfjord Church was originally built in 1775 in Presteid as the Old Hamarøy Church. In 1885, it was moved to Karlsøy and became the Sagfjord Church. The church seats about 200 people.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Sagfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ↑ "Sagfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ↑ "Våre kirker" (in Norwegian). Hamarøy menighet. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
Church of Norway churches in the Ofoten deanery, Nordland county, Norway | |||
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