Lyngen Church

Lyngen Church
Lyngen kirke
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69°34′32″N 20°13′00″E / 69.575550°N 20.216774°E / 69.575550; 20.216774
LocationLyngen Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1731
Consecrated1782
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1782 (242 years ago) (1782)
Specifications
Capacity310
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
ParishLyngen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84353

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]

  1. ^ "Lyngen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 July 2018.