Lavangen Church Explained

Lavangen Church
Fullname:Lavangen kirke
Coordinates:68.772°N 17.8017°W
Location:Lavangen Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Lavangen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1891
Consecrated Date:1891
Architect:Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:360

Lavangen Church (Norwegian: Lavangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Å, in an area called Soløy, just north of Hesjevika. It is the church for the Lavangen 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 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 420 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lavangen kirke . 2018-07-21 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-21 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.