Sandtorg Church

Sandtorg Church
Sandtorg kirke / Sørvik kirke
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68°41′00″N 16°31′54″E / 68.68341939°N 16.53153669°E / 68.68341939; 16.53153669
LocationHarstad Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1933
Consecrated13 July 1933
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sigurd Bjørhovde
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1933 (91 years ago) (1933)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishSandtorg
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85393

Sandtorg Church (Norwegian: Sandtorg kirke or Sørvik-kirka) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørvika on the east side of the island of Hinnøya. It is one of the churches for the Sandtorg parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and a Swiss chalet style in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Sigurd Bjørhovde. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sandtorg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2018.