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Hammerfest Church

Coordinates: 70°39′42″N 23°40′30″E / 70.661667°N 23.675°E / 70.661667; 23.675
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Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest kirke
View of the church
Hammerfest Church is located in Finnmark
Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest Church
Location of the church
Hammerfest Church is located in Norway
Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest Church (Norway)
70°39′42″N 23°40′30″E / 70.661667°N 23.675°E / 70.661667; 23.675
LocationHammerfest Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1620
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Magnus
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1961
Specifications
Capacity525
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishHammerfest

Hammerfest Church (Norwegian: Hammerfest kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Hammerfest. It is the main church for the Hammerfest parish which is the seat of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 525 people.[1][2]

History

Throughout history there have been many churches in Hammerfest, dating back to about 1620. The previous church was burned down when the Germans withdrew from Finnmark in 1944. That church was situated near the present location. The current church was a part of the large reconstruction project in Hammerfest that was inaugurated in July 1961.[3]

Media gallery

  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • North side of church
    North side of church
  • View looking south at the church
    View looking south at the church
  • Exterior view
    Exterior view
  • View of the town
    View of the town
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Organ
    Organ

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ^ "Hammerfest kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. ^ "Hammerfest kirke". Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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