Skarsvåg Church
| Skarsvåg Church | |
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| Skarsvåg kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Skarsvåg Church Location of the church  Skarsvåg Church Skarsvåg Church (Norway) | |
| 71°06′48″N 25°49′38″E / 71.1132°N 25.8271°ECoordinates: 71°06′48″N 25°49′38″E / 71.1132°N 25.8271°E | |
| Location | Nordkapp, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Rolf Harlew Jenssen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 60 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nordkapp |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Skarsvåg Church (Norwegian: Skarsvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skarsvåg on the northern end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex church for the Nordkapp 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 1961 by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 60 people. The church was consecrated on 6 August 1961 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. The building was called Skarsvåg Chapel until 1999 when it was renamed as a "church".[1]
History
There was a medieval church located in Skarsvåg. The first mention of it in existing historical records was in 1589 and it was not new at that time. That church was later taken down and replaced.
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References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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