Storfjord Church

Storfjord Church
Storfjord kirke
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69°16′20″N 19°56′50″E / 69.2721985°N 19.9472987°E / 69.2721985; 19.9472987
LocationStorfjord Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1917
Consecrated1952
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen
Architectural typeLong church
StyleEmpire style
Completed1952 (72 years ago) (1952)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
ParishStorfjord
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85583

Storfjord Church (Norwegian: Storfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Storfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hatteng. It is the main church for the Storfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an empire style in a long church design in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Storfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.