Tjeldsund Church

Tjeldsund Church
Tjeldsund kirke
View of the church
68°32′50″N 16°23′56″E / 68.5472001°N 16.3989044°E / 68.5472001; 16.3989044
LocationTjeldsund Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)a
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated1901
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1901 (1901)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishTjeldsund
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85632

Tjeldsund Church (Norwegian: Tjeldsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund on the island of Tjeldøya. It is the main church for the Tjeldsund parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 420 people.