Langfjord Church

Langfjord Church
Langfjord kirke
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Langfjord Church
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Langfjord Church
Langfjord Church (Norway)
70°03′31″N 22°21′32″E / 70.0586°N 22.3589°E / 70.0586; 22.3589Coordinates: 70°03′31″N 22°21′32″E / 70.0586°N 22.3589°E / 70.0586; 22.3589
Location Alta Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Tygen
Architectural type Long church
Completed 1891
Specifications
Capacity 180
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Talvik
Deanery Alta prosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland

Langfjord Church (Norwegian: Langfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langfjordbotn. It is an annex church for the Talvik 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 1891 by the architect Tygen. The church seats about 180 people. The building was consecrated on 20 August 1891 by the Bishop Johannes Skaar.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Langfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Langfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
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