Bergsfjord Church

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Bergsfjord Church
70°14′48″N21°46′52″E / 70.246766°N 21.781020°E / 70.246766; 21.781020
Location Loppa Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1951
Consecrated 1951
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Harald Sunde
Architectural type Long church
Completed1951(73 years ago) (1951)
Specifications
Capacity200
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery Alta prosti
Parish Loppa
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 83879

Bergsfjord Church (Norwegian : Bergsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the small, isolated village of Bergsfjord. It is one of the churches in the Loppa parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1951 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Sunde. The church seats about 200 people. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. "Bergsfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 January 2013.