Øverbygd Church

Øverbygd Church
Øverbygd kirke
Øverbygd Church

Location in Troms

Coordinates: 68°59′50″N 19°07′57″E / 68.9973°N 19.1325°E
Location Målselv, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1867
Specifications
Capacity 280
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Øverbygd
Deanery Indre Troms prosti
Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Øverbygd Church (Norwegian: Øverbygd kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Øverbygd area of Målselv, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Skjold. The church is part of the Øverbygd parish in the Indre Troms deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 280 people.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Øverbygd kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-10-04.