Sandtorg Church

Sandtorg Church (Norwegian: Sandtorg kirke or Sørvik-kirka) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørvika on the east side of the island of Hinnøya. It is one of the churches for the Sandtorg parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and a Swiss chalet style in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Sigurd Bjørhovde. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Sandtorg Church
Sandtorg kirke / Sørvik kirke
View of the church
68.68341939°N 16.53153669°E / 68.68341939; 16.53153669
LocationHarstad Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1933
Consecrated13 July 1933
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sigurd Bjørhovde
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1933 (1933)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishSandtorg
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85393

History
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The old municipality of Trondenes was long and the old Trondenes Church was located at the north end of the municipality, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) away. For many years, the people in the southern part of the municipality pushed for their own church. In 1918, the architect Sigurd Bjørhovde was hired to design a church by redesigning and enlarging an old meeting house that the municipality owned. The architect raised the roof of the old building and tried to use Swiss chalet style elements in the whole design. Due to hard economic times, the municipality did not have the funding until 1932. The church was completed in 1933 and it was consecrated on 13 July 1933 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Sandtorg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Sandtorg Church". Arkitekturguide. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. "Sandtorg kirke". LokalHistorieWiki (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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