Tjeldsund Church

Tjeldsund Church (Norwegian: Tjeldsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund on the island of Tjeldøya. It is the main church for the Tjeldsund parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Tjeldsund Church
Tjeldsund kirke
View of the church
Tjeldsund Church
Location of the church
Tjeldsund Church
Tjeldsund Church (Norway)
68.5472°N 16.3989°E / 68.5472; 16.3989
LocationTjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1901
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTjeldsund
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. Not much is recorded about the early medieval churches, but in 1703 a new church building was constructed (or a previous building was heavily renovated). In 1768, a new church was built on the site. This church was a long church design. It stood until 1862 when it was torn down and replaced with a new building about 50 metres (160 ft) west of the old church site. . In 1899-1901, the church was dismantled and heavily remodeled after expanding the foundation walls.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Tjeldsund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  3. "Tjeldsund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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