Stonglandet Church

Stonglandet Church (Norwegian: Stonglandet kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stonglandseidet on the south side of the island of Senja. It is one of the churches for the Tranøy 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 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.^[1][2][3]

View of the church

Stonglandet Church
Stonglandet kirke
View of the church (early 1900s)
69.0831975°N 17.1741253°E / 69.0831975; 17.1741253
Location	Senja Municipality, Troms
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1896
Consecrated	1896
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1896 (128 years ago) (1896)
Specifications
Capacity	240
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Senja prosti
Parish	Tranøy
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85576

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

References

1. "Stonglandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 127. ISBN 8275270227.