Stonglandet Church Explained

Stonglandet Church
Fullname:Stonglandet kirke
Coordinates:69.0832°N 17.1741°W
Location:Senja Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Tranøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1896
Consecrated Date:1896
Architect:Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:240

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stonglandet kirke . 2018-07-27 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-27 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Book: Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon . Vanebo forlag AS . 1993 . 8275270227 . Rasmussen . Alf Henry . 127 . Norwegian.