Storfjord Church (Norwegian: Storfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Storfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hatteng. It is the main church for the Storfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an empire style in a long church design in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2][3]
| Storfjord Church | |
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| Storfjord kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 69°16′20″N 19°56′50″E / 69.2721985°N 19.9472987°E | |
| Location | Storfjord Municipality, Troms |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Consecrated | 1952 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Empire style |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
| Parish | Storfjord |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85583 |
History
editThe first church in Storfjord was built in 1917. It was a school house from 1911 that was renovated and expanded in 1917 to make it into a church. That building was located about 100 metres (330 ft) northwest of the present church site. That building was jointly used as a school and a church for many years. After World War II in 1952, the parish built a new, larger church, just to the southwest of the old church. The new church was consecrated in 1952. Afterwards, the old building was solely used as a school.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Storfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.
- ^ "Storfjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2021.