Torsken Church

Torsken Church
Torsken kirke

View of the church
Torsken Church
Location in Troms
Torsken Church
Location in Troms
Coordinates: 69°20′14″N 17°05′51″E / 69.3373°N 17.0975°E / 69.3373; 17.0975
Location Torsken, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 15th century
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1784
Specifications
Capacity 136
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Torsken
Deanery Senja prosti
Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Torsken Church (Norwegian: Torsken kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Torsken in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torsken. The church is part of the Torsken parish in the Senja deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The red wooden church was built in 1784 to replace a previous church that was located a few blocks to the west. There has been a church in Torsken since around the year 1400. The present church seats about 136 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Torsken kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. "Torsken kirke" (in Norwegian). Berg kommune. Retrieved 2012-12-02.


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