Sigerfjord Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

68°38′38″N 15°31′09″E / 68.64401791°N 15.51916882°E / 68.64401791; 15.51916882LocationSortland, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1933Consecrated17 May 1933ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Harald SundArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1933 (91 years ago) (1933)SpecificationsCapacity280MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryVesterålen prostiParishSortland

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID85427

Sigerfjord Church (Norwegian: Sigerfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sigerfjord on the island of Hinnøya. 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 church was built in a long church style in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 280 people.^[1]^[2] The church was consecrated on 17 May 1933.^[3]

References

^ "Sigerfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Sigerfjord kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2021.