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Skjervøy Church from 1728 is the oldest wooden church in Troms.
Skjervøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya. It is the main church for the Skjervøy parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1728 to replace an older church building. It is the oldest preserved wooden church in the whole diocese, so it is a protected historic site. It was designed by the architect Hans Michelsen in a combination of the common long church style and cruciform style. The church seats about 225 people.
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A small timber cabin (23 m²) on a remote farm that was abandoned 1957. Fishing, hunting and picking eggs; views of the midnight sun in the summer, and the northern lights in the winter. 2–3 persons, outhouse toilet, wood stove for heat, no running water. Sauna, gas stove for cooking, electricity by aggregate, fishing equipment for borrowing. Linen, utensils and motorboat use included. Mobile phone coverage.