Rossfjord Church

Rossfjord Church (Norwegian: Rossfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located just northeast of the village of Rossfjordstraumen, along the coast of the Malangen fjord. It is one of the churches in the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style here in 1885. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Rossfjord Church
Rossfjord kirke
View of the church
69.392705°N 18.398795°E / 69.392705; 18.398795
LocationSenja Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1885
Consecrated1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1885 (1885)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishLenvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85318

History

The white, wooden church was originally built in a cruciform style in 1822 in Lenvik at the Lenvik Church. It was designed using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. When a new Lenvik Church was constructed, this building was taken down and moved to its present location in Rossfjordstraumen in 1885 where it was rebuilt. The first worship service held in the newly reconstructed church was on 2 August 1885.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Rossfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. Rauø, Kåre (13 July 1985). "Kirka som ble flyttet til Rossfjord" (PDF). Lenvik-Museum.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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