Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Skåtøy Church

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Address
  
3780 Skåtøy, Norway

Phone
  
+47 35 99 03 58

Opened
  
1862

Skåtøy Church

Architects
  
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer, Wilhelm von Hanno

Similar
  
Trinity Church, Seterstøa Station, Grønland Church, Havstein Church, Hareid Church

Skåtøy Church (or Skåtøy kirke in Norwegian) is a church on Skåtøy, an island in the skerries outside the town of Kragerø, Norway. It is also known as the Cathedral of the Skerries.

Skåtøy Church was built in 1862. It is one of the largest churches in Norway built of wood, with seats for 600 people. It was the most important church in the region until 1960.

This historical site is reachable by boat and recalls Kragerø's "golden days". The surrounding 500 islands were the home of farmers, fishermen, lumberjacks and sailors from the 17th century.

The architects were Schirmer and von Hanno.

References

Skåtøy Church Wikipedia