Berg Church (Senja)
| Berg Church | |
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| Berg kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 69°26′45″N 17°17′58″E / 69.4458°N 17.2995°E | |
| Location | Senja Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Magnus |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 225 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Senja prosti |
| Parish | Berg |
Berg Church (Norwegian: Berg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Skaland. It is the main church for the Berg parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1955 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 225 people.[2][3]
The altarpiece carved in wood was decorated by Torvald Kildal Moseid (1917-2000). Moseid also designed the stained glass in the church. The organ is a pneumatic organ from Vestre Orgelfabrikk. The church bell is from Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry (Olsen Nauen Klokkestøperi).[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Berg kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Berg kirke, Skaland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ Sigmund Christensen. "Torvald Moseid". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Olsen Nauen klokkestøperi". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
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