Grøtavær Church Explained

Grøtavær Church
Fullname:Grøtavær kirke
Former Name:Grøtavær kapell
Coordinates:68.9592°N 16.266°W
Location:Harstad Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Vågsfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1915
Consecrated Date:1915
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:200

Grøtavær Church (Norwegian: Grøtavær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grøtavær on the island of Grytøya. It is one of the churches for the Vågsfjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1915 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grøtavær kirke . 2018-07-28 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-28 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.