Hæstad Church
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 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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| 66.0543°N 12.5180°E | |
| Location | Dønna, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 11 Sept 1913 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Victor Nordan |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Dønna |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
- List of churches in Nordland
References
- "Hestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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