Melbu Church

Melbu Church
Melbu kirke
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68°30′11″N 14°47′49″E / 68.50297125°N 14.79703366°E / 68.50297125; 14.79703366
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Sund
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1938 (1938)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishMelbu
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected

Melbu Church (Norwegian: Melbu kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Melbu on the island of Hadseløya. It is one of the churches for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1938 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Melbu kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

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