Torsken Church

Torsken Church
Torsken kirke
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69°20′14″N 17°05′51″E / 69.3373°N 17.0975°E / 69.3373; 17.0975
LocationSenja Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Consecrated1784
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1784 (240 years ago) (1784)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishTorsken
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85651

Torsken Church (Norwegian: Torsken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torsken on the west coast of the island of Senja. It is the main church for the Torsken parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1784 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Torsken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 July 2018.