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Kirkenes Church
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Kirkenes Church (Norwegian: Kirkenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kirkenes, just off the European route E06 highway. It is one of the churches for the Sør-Varanger parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1959 by the architect Sofus Hougen. The church seats about 275 people.[1][2]
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69.7283°N 30.0441°E / 69.7283; 30.0441 | |
Location | Sør-Varanger, Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Syd-Varanger kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1862 |
Consecrated | 1959 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Sofus Hougen |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1959 (65 years ago) (1959) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 275 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Varanger prosti |
Parish | Sør-Varanger |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84779 |
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