Nordstranda Chapel

Nordstranda Chapel
Nordstranda kapell
67.11783197°N 14.04892695°E / 67.11783197; 14.04892695
Location	Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Consecrated	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Specifications
Capacity	163
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Parish	Gildeskål
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85171

Nordstranda Chapel (Norwegian: Nordstranda kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lekanger on the west side of the island of Sandhornøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1963 using plans drawn up by the architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The chapel seats about 160 people.[1]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2018.