Alstahaug Church

Alstahaug Church
Alstahaug kirke
View of the church
Alstahaug Church Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 65°53′38″N 12°23′52″E / 65.8940°N 12.3978°E / 65.8940; 12.3978
Location	Alstahaug, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1100s
Specifications
Capacity	270
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Alstahaug
Deanery	Nord-Helgeland
Diocese	Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Alstahaug Church (Norwegian: Alstahaug kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alstahaug on the southern end of the island of Alsta. The church is part of the Alstahaug parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in the 1100s and it seats about 270 people.^[1]

Helgeland Kammerkor, a mixed choir from the district of Helgeland, used Alstahaug Church as the venue for a recording of folk music from Helgeland (Folketoner fra Helgeland, 2005). The album contains 27 folk tunes from Helgeland, recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from the area.

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

Church of Norway churches in the Nord-Helgeland deanery, Nordland county, Norway Alstahaug Dønna Herøy Leirfjord Lurøy Nesna Rødøy Træna Alstahaug Church Sandnessjøen Church Skålvær Church Tjøtta Church Dønnes Church Hæstad Church Løkta Church Nordvik Church Vandve Church Herøy Church Gåsvær Chapel Husvær Chapel Sandvær Chapel Bardal Church Leirfjord Church Aldersund Church Lovund Church Lurøy Church Moflag Church Nesna Church Handnesøya Chapel Husby Chapel Rødøy Church Sørfjorden Church Tjongsfjorden Church Træna Church Fiskernes Chapel