Solstad Church
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Solstad Church is a parish church
in the municipality of Bindal
in Nordland
county, Norway
. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden
in the village of Holm
. The church is part of the Solstad parish
in the Sør-Helgeland deanery
in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white church building was completed in 1888. The church seats about 300 people.
until 1643 when a church was built at Solstad in Bindal, just 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) north of Holm
. That church remained for about a century and then was replaced on the same site. In 1888, the old church in Solstad was disassembled and moved to Lande in Brønnøy
where it stands today as Tosen Chapel
, and the present church was built in Holm
.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the municipality of Bindal
Bindal
Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden
Bindalsfjorden
Bindalsfjorden is a fjord in the southern part of Nordland county, Norway. The fjord is mostly located in the municipality of Bindal with a small part in neighboring Sømna municipality. The long fjord begins near the villages of Terråk and Vassås where the Sørfjorden and Tosenfjorden join together...
in the village of Holm
Holm, Norway
Holm is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Bindalseidet. Holm is also the site of Solstad Church, one of the two churches in the municipality. It is also the quay for the Bindal–Vennesund...
. The church is part of the Solstad parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Sør-Helgeland deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white church building was completed in 1888. The church seats about 300 people.
History
People in Bindal historically worshiped in nearby SømnaSømna
Sømna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of Vik i Helgeland...
until 1643 when a church was built at Solstad in Bindal, just 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) north of Holm
Holm, Norway
Holm is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Bindalseidet. Holm is also the site of Solstad Church, one of the two churches in the municipality. It is also the quay for the Bindal–Vennesund...
. That church remained for about a century and then was replaced on the same site. In 1888, the old church in Solstad was disassembled and moved to Lande in Brønnøy
Brønnøy
Brønnøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative and commercial centre is the town of Brønnøysund. A secondary centre is the village of Hommelstø. Other villages include Tosbotn, Lande, Trælnes, and Indreskomo.The Brønnøysund Register...
where it stands today as Tosen Chapel
Tosen Chapel
Tosen Chapel or Lande Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Brønnøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lande. The church is part of the Velfjord og Tosen parish in the Sør-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland...
, and the present church was built in Holm
Holm, Norway
Holm is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Bindalseidet. Holm is also the site of Solstad Church, one of the two churches in the municipality. It is also the quay for the Bindal–Vennesund...
.