Salangen Church Explained

Salangen Church
Fullname:Salangen kirke
Coordinates:68.8718°N 17.8568°W
Location:Salangen Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Salangen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1864
Consecrated Date:13 Dec 1981
Architect:Harald Hille
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:420

Salangen Church (Norwegian: Salangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjøvegan. It is one of the churches for the Salangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white concrete church with wood accents was built in a long church style in 1981 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 420 people.[1] [2]

History

The first church built in Salangen was constructed in 1864 on the same site as the present church. The church burned down on 21 September 1978 in an apparent case of arson (since the nearby Lavangen Church caught fire on the same day). After the fire, there was some local controversy on where to build the church on the south side of the road, next to the cemetery. It was decided to rebuild it on the same site. The new church was completed in 1981 and consecrated on 13 December 1981. The new church contains the main nave, but also a parish hall, kitchen, bathrooms, offices, and other smaller meeting rooms.[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salangen kirke . 2018-07-21 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-21 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Salangen kirke . 2021-02-27 . . Norwegian.
  4. News: Løkken . Ronny André . 2015-07-22 . Da kirka brant ned . Norwegian . Salangen Nyheter . 2021-02-27.
  5. News: Myrland . Gry Malin . 2011-12-10 . Kirka er blitt 30 år . Norwegian . Salangen Nyheter . 2021-02-27.