Tjeldsund Church
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| Tjeldsund kirke | |
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| 68°32′50″N 16°23′56″E / 68.5472°N 16.3989°E | |
| Location | Tjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 16th century |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Scheistrøen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Trondenes prosti |
| Parish | Tjeldsund |
Tjeldsund Church (Norwegian: Tjeldsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund on the island of Tjeldøya. It is the main church for the Tjeldsund parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. Not much is recorded about the early medieval churches, but in 1703 a new church building was constructed (or a previous building was heavily renovated). In 1768, a new church was built on the site. This church was a long church design. It stood until 1862 when it was torn down and replaced with a new building about 50 metres (160 ft) west of the old church site. . In 1899-1901, the church was dismantled and heavily remodeled after expanding the foundation walls.[3]
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References
- ^ "Tjeldsund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Tjeldsund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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