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66°57′51″N 15°18′42″E / 66.9642401°N 15.31179383°E / 66.9642401; 15.31179383
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Øvre Saltdal Church
Øvre Saltdal kirke
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66°57′51″N 15°18′42″E / 66.9642401°N 15.31179383°E / 66.9642401; 15.31179383
Location Saltdal, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1938
Consecrated1938
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas W. Nygaard
Architectural type Long church
Completed1938 (86 years ago) (1938)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery Salten prosti
ParishSaltdal
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID 85929

Øvre Saltdal Church ( Norwegian: Øvre Saltdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røkland. It is one of two churches for the Saltdal parish which is part of the Salten prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1938 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas W. Nygaard. The church seats about 200 people. [1] [2]

History

A royal resolution from 27 August 1937 authorized the construction of a new church in the upper Saltdal valley. The church was built the following year in 1938. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Øvre Saltdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Prestegjeld og sogn i Nordland". Arkivverket.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.