Grøtavær Church

Church in Troms, Norway

68°57′33″N 16°15′58″E / 68.9591911°N 16.2659776°E / 68.9591911; 16.2659776LocationHarstad Municipality, TromsCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Grøtavær kapellStatusParish churchFounded1915Consecrated1915ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1915 (109 years ago) (1915)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeaneryTrondenes prostiParishVågsfjord

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84443

Grøtavær Church (Norwegian: Grøtavær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grøtavær on the island of Grytøya. It is one of the churches for the Vågsfjord 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 1915 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Grøtavær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2018.