Hamarøy Church

Hamarøy Church
Hamarøy kirke
Hábmera girkko
View of the church
68°05′03″N 15°38′19″E / 68.0840306°N 15.638653°E / 68.0840306; 15.638653
LocationHamarøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated16 June 1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1974 (1974)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishHamarøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84472

Hamarøy Church (Norwegian: Hamarøy kirke or Northern Sami: Hábmera girkko) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Presteid. It is the church for the Hamarøy parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, modern, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 400 people.