Strauman Church

Strauman Church
Strauman kirke
Strauman Church Location in Nordland Strauman Church Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°17′14″N 14°20′19″E / 68.2872°N 14.3387°E
Location	Vågan, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	1984
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Administration
Parish	Gimsøy og Strauman
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Strauman Church (Norwegian: Strauman kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sydalen on the island of Austvågøya. The church is part of the Gimsøy og Strauman parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. It was formerly called Sydal school chapel before it was consecrated as a church in 1984. The church is located in the old school in Sydalen. It seats about 200 people.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
2. "Strauman kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-18.