Lavangen Church

Lavangen Church (Norwegian: Lavangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lavangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Å, in an area called Soløy, just north of Hesjevika. It is the church for the Lavangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1891 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Lavangen Church
Lavangen kirke
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Lavangen Church
Location of the church
Lavangen Church
Lavangen Church (Norway)
LocationLavangen, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLavangen
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
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See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Lavangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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