Harstad Church

Harstad Church
Harstad kirke
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68°48′08″N 16°32′09″E / 68.802099°N 16.5357703°E / 68.802099; 16.5357703
LocationHarstad Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1958
Consecrated3 Aug 1958
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jan Inge Hovig
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishHarstad
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84486

Harstad Church (Norwegian: Harstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the town of Harstad. It is the church for the Harstad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Inge Hovig. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

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