Torsken Church

Torsken Church (Norwegian: Torsken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torsken on the west coast of the island of Senja. It is the main church for the Torsken parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1784 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

Torsken Church
Torsken kirke
View of the church
Torsken Church
Location of the church
Torsken Church
Torsken Church (Norway)
LocationSenja, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1784
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTorsken
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

There has been a church in Torsken since around the year 1400. It is not known how many buildings existed on the site. The present church was built in 1784 to replace a previous church that was located a few blocks to the west. The new church was built with materials salvaged from when they took the old church down.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Torsken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. "Torsken kirke" (in Norwegian). Berg kommune. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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