Ullsfjord Church Explained

Ullsfjord Church
Fullname:Ullsfjord kirke
Former Name:Sjursnes kirke
Coordinates:69.5326°N 19.6411°W
Location:Tromsø Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Ullsfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1862
Consecrated Date:1862
Architect:Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:300

Ullsfjord Church (Norwegian: Ullsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjursnes on the eastern shore of the Ullsfjorden. It is the main church for the Ullsfjord parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1862 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 300 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ullsfjord kirke, Sjursnes . 2018-07-20 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-20 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . no.