Sagfjord Church

Sagfjord Church (Norwegian: Sagfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Karlsøy on the island of Finnøya. It is the church for the Sagfjord parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architect S. Mathisen. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2][3]

Sagfjord Church
Sagfjord kirke
View of the church
Sagfjord Church Location of the church Sagfjord Church Sagfjord Church (Norway)
68.0000°N 15.7682°E
Location	Hamarøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Events	Moved from Presteid to Karlsøy in 1885
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	S. Mathisen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1775
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Sagfjord
Deanery	Ofoten prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

The church was originally built in 1775 in the village of Presteid and at that time it was called Hamarøy Church. In 1840, the church was renovated and repaired. In 1885, the old Hamarøy Church was taken down and moved to the village of Karlsøy on the nearby island of Finnøya where it is now known as the Sagfjord Church.[4][5]

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See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Sagfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
3. Askheim, Svein; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2016-06-20). "Sagfjord kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
4. "Våre kirker" (in Norwegian). Hamarøy menighet. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
5. "Hamarøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-11.