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Dyrøy Church
Dyrøy Church ( no, Dyrøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ... county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holm, Troms, Holm on the eastern shore of the island of Dyrøya (Troms), Dyrøya. It is one of the churches for the Dyrøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, long church style in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Håkon Mosling. The church seats about 450 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely built around the year 1500. The first church was located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyrøy Municipality
Dyrøy ( sme, Divrráid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Brøstadbotn. Other villages include Dyrøyhamn, Espenes, Holm, and Hundstrand. The municipality is the 270th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dyrøy is the 328th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,068. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality is named after the island of Dyrøya, which is connected with the mainland with the modern Dyrøy Bridge. Most people, however, don't live on the island, but live in Brøstadbotn on the mainland. General information The municipality of Dyrøy was established on 1 September 1886, when it was separated from the municipality of Tranøy. The initial population of Dyrøy was 1,281. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
