Skjervøy Church

Skjervøy Church
Skjervøy kirke

View of the church
Skjervøy Church
Location in Troms
Coordinates: 70°02′10″N 20°58′40″E / 70.0360°N 20.9779°E / 70.0360; 20.9779
Location Skjervøy, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Michelsen
Completed 1728
Specifications
Capacity 225
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Skjervøy
Deanery Nord-Troms prosti
Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Skjervøy Church (Norwegian: Skjervøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya. The church is part of the Skjervøy parish in the Nord-Troms deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church is the oldest wooden church in Nord-Hålogaland diocese, and so it is a protected historical building. The church was built in 1728 to replace an older church. It seats about 225 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Skjervøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Kirkene" (in Norwegian). Skjervøy menighet. Retrieved 2012-12-22.



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