Alstahaug Church
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Alstahaug Church (Norwegian: Alstahaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway. Petter Dass was the vicar at this church from 1689 until his death in 1707.[1]
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Alstahaug Church | |
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Alstahaug kirke | |
65°53′38″N 12°23′52″E | |
Location | Alstahaug, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Haug kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 12th century |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | c. 1150 (874 years ago) (1150) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 270 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
Parish | Alstahaug |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 83771 |
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The church is located in the village of Alstahaug on the southern end of the island of Alsta. It is the church for the parish of Alstahaug, which is part of the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long-church style in the 12th century. The church seats about 270 people.[2][3]