Grønning Church

Grønning Church or Ytre Eidsfjord Church (Norwegian: Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the tiny village of Grønning along the Eidsfjorden on the island of Langøya. It is the church for the Ytre Eidsfjord parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1968 by the architect Ola Stavseth. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

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Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke
View of the church
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68.6678°N 14.9483°E
Location	Hadsel, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1882
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ola Stavseth
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1968
Specifications
Capacity	220
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Ytre Eidsfjord
Deanery	Vesterålen prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

The first church built on this site was completed in 1882, but that church burned down in 1935. The present building was constructed in 1968 out of the materials from an old school.[3]

Media gallery

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  Exterior view
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  Exterior view from a distance
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  Interior view (front)
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  Interior view (back)
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  Altar
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  Baptismal font
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  Pulpit

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Grønning kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
3. "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-24.