Lyngen Church
| Lyngen Church | |
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| Lyngen kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Lyngen Church Location in Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°34′32″N 20°13′00″E / 69.5755°N 20.2168°E | |
| Location | Lyngen, Troms |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1782 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 310 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Lyngen |
| Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Lyngen Church (Norwegian: Lyngen kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Karlsøy in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lyngseidet. The church is part of the Lyngen parish in the Nord-Troms deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1782 and was extensively remodeled in 1846. The roof is made of red panels and the steeple is clad in copper. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lyngen kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
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