Tranøy Church

Tranøy Church
Tranøy kirke
View of the church
Tranøy Church
Location in Troms
Tranøy Church
Tranøy Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°08′38″N 17°26′31″E / 69.1440°N 17.4420°E / 69.1440; 17.4420
Location Tranøy, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Historic
Architect(s) Unknown
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed 1775
Specifications
Capacity 210
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Tranøy
Deanery Senja prosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland

Tranøy Church (Norwegian: Tranøy kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Tranøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Tranøya, just off the shore of the large island of Senja. It is the former main church for the Tranøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1775 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 210 people.[1][2]

View of the church (c. 1900)

History

The first church on the island of Tranøya was built around the 1200s to serve the areas of Tranøy, Dyrøy, and Sørreisa. The second church was likely built around the 1400s. The third (present) church was built in 1775 on the same site as the previous churches. This church was the main church for the Tranøy prestegjeld for hundreds of years until the 20th century after the new Stonglandet Church had been built on the main island of Senja.

Today, the island of Tranøya is no longer populated and it does not have a road connection to the rest of the municipality. The church is no longer regularly used other than for special occasions and one worship service each summer. The church and the surrounding farm is part of the Midt-Troms Museum.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tranøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Forpaktning av Tranøy gård" (in Norwegian). Tranøy kommune. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Tranøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Midt-Troms Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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