Melbu Church, Melbu

Name: Melbu Church
Address: Melbu, Norway

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Melbu Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Melbu on the island of Hadseløya. It is one of the churches for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1938 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 250 people. ()

Local name: Melbu kirke Completed: 1938 (86 years ago)Capacity: 250Coordinates: 68°30'11"N, 14°47'50"E

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Nearby attractions include: Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum, Børøy Bridge, Norwegian Coastal Express Museum, Hadsel.

0.6 miSE
Museum
Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum, Hadseløya
16 min walk • The Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum is a national museum in Melbu in Vesterålen, Norway. The museum was established in the spring of 1991 and is housed in the building of the former Neptune Herring Oil Factory.
5.4 miNE
Bridge
Børøy Bridge, Stokmarknes
138 min walk • The Børøy Bridge is a bridge in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge carries Norwegian County Road 82 between the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya to the nearby island of Børøya. Together with the Hadsel Bridge it connects the islands of Hadseløya and Langøya.
5.2 miNE
Museum, Maritime museum
Norwegian Coastal Express Museum, Stokmarknes
133 min walk • The Norwegian Coastal Express Museum is located at Richard Withs plass in Stokmarknes in Nordland county—a natural location because the Coastal Express was "born" here.
2.3 miN
Area
Hadsel, Hadseløya
60 min walk • Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes.
5.5 miNE
Church
Hadsel Church, Hadseløya
142 min walk • Hadsel Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hadsel, just east of the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya.
6.9 miNE
Bridge
Hadsel Bridge
176 min walk • The Hadsel Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge carries Norwegian County Road 82 and it crosses the Langøysundet strait between the islands of Langøya and Børøya.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Hadselfjord
57 min walk • Hadselfjorden or Hadselfjord is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord lies in the Vesterålen region, separating the island of Hadseløya from the islands of Austvågøya and Hinnøya island.
6.7 miSW
Church
Sand Church, Austvågøy
171 min walk • Sand Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sanden on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel for the Melbu parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
6 miNE
Island
Børøya
154 min walk • One of the highlights of Børøya is its rich fishing heritage, which is still very much alive today. Visitors can take a guided tour of the island's fishing villages and learn about the traditional techniques that have been passed down through generations.