Rossfjord Church

Rossfjord Church
Rossfjord kirke
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69°23′34″N 18°23′56″E / 69.392705°N 18.398795°E / 69.392705; 18.398795
LocationSenja Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1885
Consecrated1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1885 (139 years ago) (1885)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishLenvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85318

Rossfjord Church (Norwegian: Rossfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just northeast of the village of Rossfjordstraumen, along the coast of the Malangen fjord. It is one of the churches in the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style here in 1885. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rossfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 July 2018.