Nordstranda Chapel (Norwegian: Nordstranda kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lekanger on the west side of the island of Sandhornøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1963 using plans drawn up by the architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The chapel seats about 160 people.[1]

Nordstranda Chapel
Nordstranda kapell
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67°07′04″N 14°02′56″E / 67.11783197°N 14.04892695°E / 67.11783197; 14.04892695
LocationGildeskål Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Consecrated1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
Specifications
Capacity163
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishGildeskål
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85171

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  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2018.