Stonglandet Church

Stonglandet Church
Stonglandet kirke
View of the church (early 1900s)
Map
69°05′00″N 17°10′27″E / 69.0831975°N 17.1741253°E / 69.0831975; 17.1741253
LocationSenja Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1896
Consecrated1896
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1896 (128 years ago) (1896)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishTranøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85576

Stonglandet Church (Norwegian: Stonglandet kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stonglandseidet on the south side of the island of Senja. It is one of the churches for the Tranøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2][3]

View of the church

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stonglandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 127. ISBN 8275270227.