Tjøtta Church

Tjøtta Church (Norwegian: Tjøtta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a rectangular style in 1851 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]

Tjøtta Church
Tjøtta kirke
View of the church
Tjøtta Church
Location of the church
Tjøtta Church
Tjøtta Church (Norway)
65.8272°N 12.4256°E / 65.8272; 12.4256
LocationAlstahaug, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1851
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishTjøtta
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The earliest known records of the church's existence date back to the 16th century. The church has remodeled and expanded over the years. There was a massive fire due to lightning strikes in both 1811 and again in 1843. After the last one, the church was almost entirely rebuilt with only small portions of the old church remaining.[3]

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Tjøtta kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. "Tjøtta kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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