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Stonglandet Church

Church in Troms, Norway

69°05′00″N 17°10′27″E / 69.0831975°N 17.1741253°E / 69.0831975; 17.1741253LocationSenja Municipality, TromsCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1896Consecrated1896ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Ole ScheistrøenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1896 (128 years ago) (1896)SpecificationsCapacity240MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeanerySenja prostiParishTranøy

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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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]

References

^ "Stonglandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 127. ISBN 8275270227.