Sortland Church

Sortland Church (Norwegian: Sortland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sortland. It is one of the three churches for the Sortland parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, neo-gothic church was built in a cruciform style in 1901 using plans drawn up by the architects Carl Julius Bergstrøm and Karl Norum. The church seats about 696 people.

Sortland Church
Sortland kirke
View of the church
68.7002884°N 15.4122667°E / 68.7002884; 15.4122667
LocationSortland, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1901
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1901 (1901)
Specifications
Capacity696
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishSortland
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85528
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