Sagfjord Church

Sagfjord Church
Sagfjord kirke
Rivtakvuona girkko
View of the church
68°00′00″N 15°46′06″E / 68.0000480°N 15.7682012°E / 68.0000480; 15.7682012
LocationHamarøy Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated1886
EventsMoved from Presteid
to Karlsøy in 1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)S. Mathisen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1775 (1775)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishSagfjord
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85355

Sagfjord Church (Norwegian: Sagfjord kirke or Northern Sami: Rivtakvuona girkko) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Karlsøy on the island of Finnøya. It is one of the churches for the Sagfjord parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 using plans drawn up by the architect S. Mathisen. The church seats about 130 people.