Grønning Church
Grønning Church or Ytre Eidsfjord Church (Norwegian: Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the tiny village of Grønning along the Eidsfjorden on the island of Langøya. It is the church for the Ytre Eidsfjord parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1968 by the architect Ola Stavseth. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]
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| Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke | |
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| 68.6678°N 14.9483°E | |
| Location | Hadsel, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ola Stavseth |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ytre Eidsfjord |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
History
The first church built on this site was completed in 1882, but that church burned down in 1935. The present building was constructed in 1968 out of the materials from an old school.[3]
Media gallery
Exterior view
Exterior view from a distance
Interior view (front)
Interior view (back)
Altar
Baptismal font
Pulpit
See also
References
- "Grønning kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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