Salangen Church

Salangen Church (Norwegian: Salangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Salangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjøvegan. It is one of the churches for the Salangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white concrete church with wood accents was built in a long church style in 1981 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Salangen Church
Salangen kirke
68.871803°N 17.85684°E / 68.871803; 17.85684
LocationSalangen Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1864
Consecrated13 Dec 1981
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Hille
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1981 (1981)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishSalangen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85358

History

The first church built in Salangen was constructed in 1864 on the same site as the present church. The church burned down on 21 September 1978 in an apparent case of arson (since the nearby Lavangen Church caught fire on the same day). After the fire, there was some local controversy on where to build the church on the south side of the road, next to the cemetery. It was decided to rebuild it on the same site. The new church was completed in 1981 and consecrated on 13 December 1981. The new church contains the main nave, but also a parish hall, kitchen, bathrooms, offices, and other smaller meeting rooms.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Salangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "Salangen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. Løkken, Ronny André (22 July 2015). "Da kirka brant ned". Salangen Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. Myrland, Gry Malin (10 December 2011). "Kirka er blitt 30 år". Salangen Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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