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Øverbygd Church
Øverbygd Church () 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 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. 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. The church was consecrated by Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop. See also *List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland This list of churches in Nord-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Finnmark and Troms counties. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Overbygd Church Målselv Churches in Troms Wooden churches in Norway 19th-century Church of Norway c ...
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MÃ¥lselv Municipality
MÃ¥lselv () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen, Troms, Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the town of Bardufoss (which includes the neighborhoods of Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia). Other villages in the municipality include Alapmoen, Fossmoen, Holmen, MÃ¥lselv, Holmen, and Skjold, Troms, Skjold. The municipality is the 11th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. MÃ¥lselv is the 149th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,714. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Maalselven'' was established in 1848 when it was separated from the large Lenvik Municipality, Lenviken Municipality. The initial population of Maalselven was 2,616. In 1891, some parts of the MÃ¥lsnes, Maal ...
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