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]