Location Harstad, Troms Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Address 9425 Sandsøy, Norway Capacity 200 Architect Ole Olsen Scheistrøen | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Completed 1888 Opened 1888 Status Parish church | |
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Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Similar Bjarkøy Church, Gausvik Church, Harstad Church, Trondenes Church, Skjomen Church | ||
Sandsøy Church (Norwegian: Sandsøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandsøy on the island of Sandsøya. 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 built in 1888. The architect Ole Scheistrøen designed the building and it seats about 200 people.
History
The original Sandsøy Church was built in 1766, but in 1866 it was disassembled and moved to the neighboring island of Bjarkøya, where it is located in the village of Nergården. It is now called Bjarkøy Church.
References
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