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Kvalsund Church
Church in Finnmark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kvalsund Church (Norwegian: Kvalsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvalsund. It is the church for the Kvalsund parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1936 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]
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70.501711°N 23.977205°E / 70.501711; 23.977205 | |
Location | Hammerfest Municipality, Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1736 |
Consecrated | 1936 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Thams |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1936 (88 years ago) (1936) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 190 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
Parish | Kvalsund |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84848 |
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