Alstahaug Church, Alsten

Name: Alstahaug Church
Address: Alsten, Norway

#1 among attractions in Alsten

Top attraction, Church, Romanesque architecture

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Alstahaug Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway. Petter Dass was the vicar at this church from 1689 until his death in 1707. ()

Local name: Alstahaug kirke Completed: XII centuryCapacity: 270Coordinates: 65°53'38"N, 12°23'52"E

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Alsten Norway

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

Nearby attractions include: Petter Dass Museum, Herøy Open Air Museum, Herøy Church, Tjøtta Church.

~210 ftNW
History museum, Museum
Petter Dass Museum, Sandnessjøen
2 min walk • The Petter Dass Museum in Alstahaug, Norway is a museum dedicated to the priest and poet Petter Dass. The museum was established in 1966 and is a division of the Helgeland Museum.
6.4 miNW
Art gallery, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
Herøy Open Air Museum, Sør-Herøy
164 min walk • The Herøy Open Air Museum is a museum at the Herøy Parsonage on the island of Sør-Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. The museum is owned by the Herøy Historical Society and the Norwegian Church Endowment but is operated by the Helgeland Museum.
6.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Herøy Church, Sør-Herøy
164 min walk • Herøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøy. It is the main church for the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
4.7 miS
Church
Tjøtta Church, Tjøtta Island
120 min walk • Tjøtta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
3.7 miS
Memorial
Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island
94 min walk • Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery on Tjøtta has more than 7,500 war graves, mostly Russians who were taken prisoners by Nazi Germany. The Soviet prisoners of war who died in North Norway during World War II were buried in ordinary cemeteries.
5.9 miNW
Island
Tenna
150 min walk • Tenna or Kinnarøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of 3.5 square kilometers.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
De syv søstre, Alsten
159 min walk • De syv søstre or The Seven Sisters is a mountain range on the island of Alsten in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain range consists of seven peaks on the southeastern half of the island.
3.3 miS
Memorial
Tjøtta International War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island
85 min walk • Tjøtta International War Cemetery is a war cemetery on Tjøtta, Northern Norway, founded in 1970. The sinking of the Rigel claimed some 2,500 lives on 27 November 1944. On board were Soviet, Polish and Serbian prisoners of war, Norwegian prisoners and German deserters, German soldiers and Norwegian crew members.