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Øverbygd kirke | |
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68°59′51″N 19°07′58″E / 68.997459°N 19.132862°E | |
Location | Målselv Municipality, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1867 |
Consecrated | 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 280 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Senja prosti |
Parish | Øverbygd |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85922 |
Øverbygd Church ( Norwegian: Øverbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Øverbygd area of Målselv Municipality, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Skjold. It is the main church for the Øverbygd parish which is part of the Senja prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. [1] The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 280 people. [2] The church was consecrated by Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop. [3]
Øverbygd Church | |
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Øverbygd kirke | |
![]() View of the church | |
| |
68°59′51″N 19°07′58″E / 68.997459°N 19.132862°E | |
Location | Målselv Municipality, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1867 |
Consecrated | 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 280 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Senja prosti |
Parish | Øverbygd |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85922 |
Øverbygd Church ( Norwegian: Øverbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Øverbygd area of Målselv Municipality, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Skjold. It is the main church for the Øverbygd parish which is part of the Senja prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. [1] The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 280 people. [2] The church was consecrated by Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop. [3]