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Aldersund Church

Coordinates: 66°23′14″N 13°07′12″E / 66.38710951°N 13.11987251°E / 66.38710951; 13.11987251
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Aldersund Church
Aldersund kirke
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66°23′14″N 13°07′12″E / 66.38710951°N 13.11987251°E / 66.38710951; 13.11987251
LocationLurøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Aldersund kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1971
Consecrated1971
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)John Egil Tverdahl
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1971 (53 years ago) (1971)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishAldersund
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83762

Aldersund Church (Norwegian: Aldersund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haugland. It is the church for the Aldersund parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1971 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Aldersund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2018.