Torsken Church | |
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Torsken kirke | |
69°20′14″N 17°05′51″E / 69.3373°N 17.0975°E | |
Location | Senja Municipality, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 15th century |
Consecrated | 1784 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1784 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 100 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Senja prosti |
Parish | Torsken |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85651 |
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]