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Øverbygd Church

Øverbygd Church

Church in Troms, Norway

Øverbygd Church (Norwegian: Øverbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Øverbygd area of Målselv Municipality, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Skjold. It is the main church for the Øverbygd parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1] The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 280 people.[2] The church was consecrated by Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Øverbygd kirke, Målselv". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    Larsen, Odd-Inge. "Kirker, kapell, prest er og kirkegårder i Målselv" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Målselv Historielag. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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