Kvalsund Church

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Kvalsund Church
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Kvalsund Church
70°30′06″N23°58′38″E / 70.501711°N 23.977205°E / 70.501711; 23.977205 Coordinates: 70°30′06″N23°58′38″E / 70.501711°N 23.977205°E / 70.501711; 23.977205
Location Hammerfest Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1736
Consecrated 1936
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Christian Thams
Architectural type Long church
Completed1936(85 years ago) (1936)
Specifications
Capacity190
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Kvalsund
Deanery Hammerfest prosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID 84848

Kvalsund Church (Norwegian : Kvalsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvalsund. It is the church for the Kvalsund parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1936 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 190 people. [1] [2]

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History

View of the church in the village of Kvalsund (left side of picture) Rahkkeravju Kvalsund from the southeast.JPG
View of the church in the village of Kvalsund (left side of picture)

The first church in Kvalsund was built in 1763. The church stood here until 1892 when it was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church was designed by the architect Christian Thams. The church was built on unstable ground, so in 1936, the church was taken down and rebuilt on the present site. [3] [4]

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References

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