Lyngen Church

Lyngen Church
Lyngen kirke
View of the church
Lyngen Church
Location in Troms
Lyngen Church
Lyngen Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°34′32″N 20°13′00″E / 69.5755°N 20.2168°E / 69.5755; 20.2168
Location Lyngen, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed 1782
Specifications
Capacity 310
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Lyngen
Deanery Nord-Troms prosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland

Lyngen Church (Norwegian: Lyngen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lyngseidet. It is the main church for the Lyngenparish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style with a steeple, sacristy, and porch. The building was constructed in 1782 by the architect Lydke and it was extensively remodeled in 1846. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2] The roof is made of red panels and the steeple is clad in copper. The exterior of the church is clad with vertical paneling.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lyngen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Lyngen kirke". Architecture Guide for Northern Norway and Svalbard. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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