Hadsel Church

Hadsel Church (Norwegian: Hadsel kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hadsel, just east of the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya. It is the main church for the Hadsel parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1824 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Hadsel Church
Hadsel kirke
View of the church
Hadsel Church Location of the church Hadsel Church Hadsel Church (Norway)
68.5406°N 14.9902°E
Location	Hadsel, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1300s
Dedication	St. Stephen
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1824
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hadsel
Deanery	Vesterålen prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

The earliest mention of this church in existing historical records was in 1381, but there are additional records that talk about the priest of Hadsel dating back to 1321. Not much is known about the church before the 1600s, but in 1639 an old church was demolished and a new log building in a cruciform design was built on the same location. In 1824, a new church building was completed, about 100 metres (330 ft) west of the site of the old church. Two years later, in 1826, the old church building was torn down. This newest church is likely the fourth building on this site serving Hadsel.[3] The church is dedicated to St. Stephen.[4]

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See also

• List of churches in Nordland
• Octagonal churches in Norway

References

1. "Hadsel kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
3. "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
4. "Hadsel kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-10.