Hæstad Church

Hæstad Church (Norwegian: Hæstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hestad on the southern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna 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 1913 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan, the son of Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people and it holds worship services at Christmas and some Sundays in the summer. The building was consecrated on 11 September 1913. ^[1][2]

Hæstad / Hestad Church
Hæstad / Hestad kirke
View of the church
66.05426598°N 12.517987489°E / 66.05426598; 12.517987489
Location	Dønna Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1913
Consecrated	11 Sept 1913
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Victor Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1913 (111 years ago) (1913)
Specifications
Capacity	220
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Nord-Helgeland prosti
Parish	Dønna
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	84690

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Hestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 October 2018.