Storfjord Church

Storfjord Church
Storfjord kirke
View of the church
69°16′20″N19°56′50″E / 69.2721985°N 19.9472987°E / 69.2721985; 19.9472987
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(73 years ago) (1952)
Specifications
Capacity	320
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Nord-Troms prosti
Parish	Storfjord
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85583

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]}

History

The first church in Storfjord was built in 1917. It was a schoolhouse 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

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

References

1. "Storfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN   8275270227. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
4. "Storfjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 21 February 2021.