Hattfjelldal Church


Hattfjelldal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hattfjelldal. It is the main church for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1868 by the architect Jakob Nilsen Hagen. The church seats about 200 people.

History

The present church is the third church building on this site. The first small chapel was built in 1727. That one was replaced in 1788 by a larger chapel. The present church was constructed in 1868 and it was consecrated on 12 August 1869 by Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef. The church was renovated in 1958, led by the architect John Tverdahl. The architect Nils Toft renovated the sacristy in 1966.