Lyngen Church | |
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Lyngen kirke | |
69°34′32″N 20°13′00″E / 69.575550°N 20.216774°E | |
Location | Lyngen Municipality, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1731 |
Consecrated | 1782 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1782 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 310 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
Parish | Lyngen |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84353 |
Lyngen Church (Norwegian: Lyngen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lyngseidet. It is the main church for the Lyngen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style with a steeple, sacristy, and porch. The building was constructed in 1782 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]