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Bjarkøy Church

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Location
  
Harstad, Troms

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Functional status
  
Active

Opened
  
1766

Status
  
Parish church

Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Address
  
9426 Bjarkøy, Norway

Capacity
  
350

Bjarkøy Church

Events
  
Moved from Sandsøya to Bjarkøya in 1886

Diocese
  
Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Similar
  
Sandsøy Church, Harstad Church, Trondenes Church, Trondenes Historical Center

Bjarkøy Church (Norwegian: Bjarkøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nergården on the island of Bjarkøya. The church is part of the Bjarkøy og Sandsøy parish in the Trondenes deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was originally built in 1766 on the island of Sandsøya. In 1866, the church was disassembled and moved to Nergården on the island of Bjarkøya. The church seats about 350 people.

References

Bjarkøy Church Wikipedia