Astafjord Church
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Astafjord Church | |
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Astafjord kirke | |
68°40′30″N 17°07′28″E / 68.6750°N 17.1245°E | |
Location | Tjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Harald Hille |
Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
Completed | 1978 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Trondenes prosti |
Parish | Astafjord |
Astafjord Church (Norwegian: Astafjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grov. It is the church for the Astafjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1978 by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Astafjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-29.