Gratangen Church
Gratangen Church (Norwegian: Gratangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gratangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årstein, along the shore of the Gratangen fjord. It is the church for the Gratangen parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern, concrete and glass church was built in a rectangular design in 1971 by the architect Oskar Norderval (the son of Bishop Monrad Norderval). The church seats about 220 people.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Gratangen, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Oskar Norderval |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1971 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Gratangen |
| Deanery | Trondenes prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
On the flat roof of the church, there are two triangular vertical concrete slabs that stand close to one another, pointing to the east towards the fjord. In between the two slabs hang the church bells. They are designed to look like a sail on a boat.[4]
See also
- List of churches in Troms
References
- "Gratangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- "Gratangen og kirken" (in Norwegian). Gratangen kirkelige fellesråd.
- "Gratangen kirke". ArkitekturGuide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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