Grønning Church Explained

Grønning Church
Ytre Eidsfjord Church
Fullname:Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke
Coordinates:68.6678°N 14.9484°W
Location:Hadsel, Nordland
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Ytre Eidsfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1882
Consecrated Date:1968
Closed Date:1935-1968
Architect:Ola Stavseth
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:220

Grønning Church or Ytre Eidsfjord Church (Norwegian: Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the tiny village of Grønning along the Eidsfjorden on the island of Langøya. It is the church for the Ytre Eidsfjord parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1968 using plans drawn up by the architect Ola Stavseth. The church seats about 220 people.[1] [2]

History

The first church built on this site was completed in 1882 using designs by the architect J.H. Nissen. That church burned down in 1935, but it was not rebuilt. The present building was constructed in 1968 out of the materials from an old school.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grønning kirke . 2018-11-08 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-08 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Kirkene våre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218174528/http://hadselmenighet.blogspot.com/p/bildearkiv-vare-aktiviteter-og-kirker.html . 2013-12-18 . 2012-07-24 . Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Ytre eidsfjord kirkested / Ytre eidsfjord kirke 1 . 2021-03-11 . . Norwegian.