Tjøtta Church

Tjøtta Church
Tjøtta kirke
View of the church
65°49′38″N 12°25′25″E / 65.82710298°N 12.42361128°E / 65.82710298; 12.42361128
LocationAlstahaug Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Consecrated1851
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1851 (1851)
Specifications
Capacity310
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishTjøtta
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85639

Tjøtta Church (Norwegian: Tjøtta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a rectangular style in 1851 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 310 people.