Øvre Saltdal Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

66°57′51″N 15°18′42″E / 66.9642401°N 15.31179383°E / 66.9642401; 15.31179383LocationSaltdal, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1938Consecrated1938ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Andreas W. NygaardArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1938 (86 years ago) (1938)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeanerySalten prostiParishSaltdal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID85929

Øvre Saltdal Church (Norwegian: Øvre Saltdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røkland. It is one of two churches for the Saltdal parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1938 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas W. Nygaard. The church seats about 200 people.^[1]^[2]

History

A royal resolution from 27 August 1937 authorized the construction of a new church in the upper Saltdal valley. The church was built the following year in 1938.^[3]

References

^ "Øvre Saltdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "Prestegjeld og sogn i Nordland". Arkivverket.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.