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Fjordgård Chapel
Fjordgård Chapel ( no, Fjordgård kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjordgård on the northern part of the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ... style in 1976 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm Rik. Bjørn A/S. The church seats about 110 people. See also * List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fjordgaard Chapel Senja Churches in Troms Wooden churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senja (municipality)
Senja is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Finnsnes. The municipality includes all of the island of Senja, the smaller surrounding islands, and part of the mainland between the Gisundet strait and the Malangen fjord. The municipality is the 40th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Senja is the 84th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,738. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information In March 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge the municipalities of Berg, Torsken, Lenvik, and Tranøy. The new municipality was established on 1 January 2020 as ''Senja Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
