Gratangen Church

Gratangen Church (Norwegian: Gratangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gratangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årstein, along the shore of the Gratangen fjord. It is the church for the Gratangen parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern, concrete and glass church was built in a rectangular design in 1971 by the architect Oskar Norderval (the son of Bishop Monrad Norderval). The church seats about 220 people.[1][2][3]

Gratangen Church
Gratangen kirke
Gratangen Church
Location of the church
Gratangen Church
Gratangen Church (Norway)
LocationGratangen, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Oskar Norderval
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1971
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishGratangen
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

On the flat roof of the church, there are two triangular vertical concrete slabs that stand close to one another, pointing to the east towards the fjord. In between the two slabs hang the church bells. They are designed to look like a sail on a boat.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Gratangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. "Gratangen og kirken" (in Norwegian). Gratangen kirkelige fellesråd.
  4. "Gratangen kirke". ArkitekturGuide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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