Andørja Church

Church in Troms, Norway

68°55′27″N 17°07′05″E / 68.9241746°N 17.1181717°E / 68.9241746; 17.1181717LocationIbestad Municipality, TromsCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1914Consecrated11 Oct 1914ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)S. KristensenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1914 (110 years ago) (1914)SpecificationsCapacity325MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeaneryTrondenes prostiParishAndørja

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Andørja Church (Norwegian: Andørja kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Engenes on the northwestern tip of the island of Andørja. It is the church for the Andørja 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 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect S. Kristensen. The church seats about 325 people.^[1]^[2] The church was consecrated on 11 October 1914 by the Bishop Gustav Dietrichson.

References

^ "Andørja kirke, Andørja". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 July 2018.