Lavangen Church (Norwegian: Lavangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Å, in an area called Soløy, just north of Hesjevika. It is the church for the Lavangen 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 style in 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Lavangen Church
Lavangen kirke
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68°46′19″N 17°48′06″E / 68.772049°N 17.801718°E / 68.772049; 17.801718
LocationLavangen Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1891
Consecrated1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891 (133 years ago) (1891)
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishLavangen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84915
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  1. ^ "Lavangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 July 2018.