Hamarøy Church
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Hamarøy Church (Norwegian: Hamarøy kirke or Northern Sami: Hábmera girkko[1]) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Presteid. It is the church for the Hamarøy parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, modern, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 400 people.[2][3][4]
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Hamarøy Church | |
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Hamarøy kirke Hábmera girkko | |
68.0840306°N 15.638653°E / 68.0840306; 15.638653 | |
Location | Hamarøy, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 16 June 1974 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Nils Toft |
Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
Completed | 1974 (50 years ago) (1974) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
Parish | Hamarøy |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84472 |
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