Old Karasjok Church

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Old Karasjok Church
Karasjok gamle kirke
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Old Karasjok Church
69°28′00″N25°30′13″E / 69.466662°N 25.5037347°E / 69.466662; 25.5037347
Location Karasjok Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Daniel Storch
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed1807(217 years ago) (1807)
Specifications
Capacity140
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery Indre Finnmark prosti
Parish Karasjok
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID 84761

Old Karasjok Church (Norwegian : Karasjok gamle kirke) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Karasjok. It used to be the main church for the Karasjok parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The Old Karasjok Church is the oldest Lutheran church in Finnmark county, and the only building in the municipality to survive World War II undamaged. The church is no longer regularly used, but it is utilized occasionally for special situations such as weddings. [1]

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History

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1807 on the basis of designs by the architect Daniel Storch. It served as the main parish church for Karasjok from 1807 until 1974 when the new Karasjok Church was completed. In 1858, the sacristy was enlarged by adding on to the building. Until 1902, the church had a domed turret, but in 1902 a steeple was built to replace the dome. [2] [3] [4]

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