Grønning Church or Ytre Eidsfjord Church ( no, Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

Hadsel Municipality Hadsel ( sme, Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county,

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. It is located in the tiny village of

Grønning Grønning is a small village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Eidsfjorden on the island of Langøya, about north of the village of Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland ...

along the Eidsfjorden on the island of

Langøya Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), with an area of . The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes the municipalities of Bø and Øksnes as well as parts ...

. It is the church for the Ytre Eidsfjord

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

which is part of the

Vesterålen prosti Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipe ...

(

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) in the

Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the pres ...

. 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 1968 using plans drawn up by the

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Ola Stavseth. The church seats about 220 people.

History

The first church built on this site was completed in 1882 using designs by the

J.H. Nissen. That church burned down in 1935, but it was not rebuilt. The present building was constructed in 1968 out of the materials from an old school.

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Grønning kyrkje 1.jpg, Exterior view Grønning1.JPG, Exterior view from a distance Grønning kyrkje inni.jpg, Interior view (front) Grønning kyrkje inni 1.jpg, Interior view (back) Grønning kyrkje koret 1.jpg, Altar Grønning kyrkje døypefont.jpg, Baptismal font Grønning kyrkje preikestol.jpg, Pulpit

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gronning Church Hadsel Churches in Nordland Wooden churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1968 1882 establishments in Norway Long churches in Norway

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