Hattfjelldal Church

Hattfjelldal Church
Hattfjelldal kirke
View of the church
65°35′49″N13°59′31″E / 65.5970091°N 13.99182245°E / 65.5970091; 13.99182245
Location	Hattfjelldal Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1727
Consecrated	12 Aug 1869
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jakob Nilsen Hagen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1869(156 years ago) (1869)
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Indre Helgeland prosti
Parish	Hattfjelldal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84495

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

Photo from c. 1870. The new (present) church in the far right, while the old church (1788-1874) in the lower left.

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]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

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