Kautokeino Church

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Kautokeino Church
69°00′12″N23°02′54″E / 69.003287°N 23.048227°E / 69.003287; 23.048227
Location Kautokeino Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1702
Consecrated 1958
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Finn Bryn
Architectural type Long church
Completed1958(66 years ago) (1958)
Specifications
Capacity272
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery Indre Finnmark prosti
Parish Kautokeino
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84768

Kautokeino Church (Norwegian : Kautokeino kirke, Northern Sami : Guovdageainnu girku) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kautokeino. It is the main church for the Kautokeino parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architect Finn Bryn. [1] The church seats about 272 people. [2] [3]

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History

The first church in Kautokeino was built in 1702 and it was one of the oldest buildings in all of Finnmark when the Germans burned it down near the end of World War II. After the war when funds were available, the church was rebuilt. It was completed in 1958. [4] [5]

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References

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