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Valjok Church

Coordinates: 69°41′31″N 25°55′54″E / 69.69194°N 25.93166°E / 69.69194; 25.93166
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Valjok Church
Valjok kirke
Valjok Church is located in Finnmark
Valjok Church
Valjok Church
Location in Finnmark
69°41′31″N 25°55′54″E / 69.69194°N 25.93166°E / 69.69194; 25.93166
LocationKarasjok Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
History
Former name(s)Valjok kapell
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Sund
Completed1932
Specifications
Capacity60
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Nord-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
ParishKarasjok

Valjok Church (Norwegian: Valjok kirke) is a parish church in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Váljohka. The church is part of the Karasjok parish in the Indre Finnmark deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, red, wooden church was built in 1932 to serve the inhabitants in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Tana River. The church seats about 60 people. The interior colouring is remarkable, with strong red and blue detail set against golden, unpainted woodwork. These are interpreted as the traditional colours of the gákti (the traditional Sami costume) and they are a standard feature of Sami décor.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ University of Tromsø. "Valjok kapell" (in Norwegian). Arkitekturguide Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  2. ^ "Valjok kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-29.


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