Sand Church, Austvågøy

Name: Sand Church
Address: Austvågøy, Norway

#7 among attractions in Austvågøy

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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. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1914 to serve the southern part of Hadsel. The chapel seats about 100 people. The building was also used as a school for many years, but the school closed in 1990. ()

Local name: Sand kirke Completed: 1914 (110 years ago)Capacity: 100Coordinates: 68°26'1"N, 14°36'49"E

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Austvågøy Norway

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Sand Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum, Melbu Church, Higravstinden, Strandlandet Church.

6.5 miNE
Museum
Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum, Hadseløya
166 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.
6.7 miNE
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Melbu Church, Melbu
171 min walk • 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.
6.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Higravstinden, Austvågøy
177 min walk • Higravtindan or Higravstindan is the tallest mountain on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the border of Hadsel Municipality and Vågan Municipality.
4.6 miSW
Church
Strandlandet Church, Austvågøy
118 min walk • Strandlandet Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumnes on the northwestern part of the island of Austvågøya.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Hadselfjord
121 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.

Sand Church, Austvågøy

Facts and practical information

Sand Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum, Hadseløya

Melbu Church, Melbu

Higravstinden, Austvågøy

Strandlandet Church, Austvågøy

Hadselfjord