Gratangen Church (Norwegian: Gratangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gratangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årstein, along the shore of the Gratangen fjord. It is the church for the Gratangen parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern, concrete and glass church was built in a rectangular design in 1971 using designs drawn up by the architect Oskar Norderval (the son of Bishop Monrad Norderval). The church seats about 220 people.[1][2][3]

Gratangen Church
Gratangen kirke
View of the church
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68°41′24″N 17°33′07″E / 68.690045°N 17.5519815°E / 68.690045; 17.5519815
LocationGratangen Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1971
Consecrated1971
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Oskar Norderval
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1971 (53 years ago) (1971)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishGratangen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84409

On the flat roof of the church, there are two triangular vertical concrete slabs that stand close to one another, pointing to the east towards the fjord. In between the two slabs hang the church bells. They are designed to look like a sail on a boat.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Gratangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Gratangen og kirken" (in Norwegian). Gratangen kirkelige fellesråd.
  4. ^ "Gratangen kirke". ArkitekturGuide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.