Sand Church (Nordland)

Sand Church (Norwegian: Sand kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sanden on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1914 to serve the southern part of Hadsel (on Austvågøya island). The chapel seats about 100 people.[1] The building was also used as a school for many years, but the school closed in 1990.[2]

Sand Church
Sand kirke
View of the church
68.4336236°N 14.6138607°E / 68.4336236; 14.6138607
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded13th century
Consecrated1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914 (1914)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishMelbu
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85372

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. There is some evidence that the church was founded in the 13th century. It was an annex chapel for the main Hadsel Church through the Middle Ages, and the priest would hold services there every third Sunday. The church stood about 100 metres (330 ft) west of the present church site. After centuries standing on that site, the church was closed and torn down in 1810. About 100 years later, in 1914, the parish built a new chapel about 100 metres (330 ft) east of the old church site and cemetery.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. "Sand gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Sand kirkested / Sand kapell 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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