Dønnesfjord Church

Dønnesfjord Church (Norwegian: Dønnesfjord kirke) was a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dønnesfjord on the island of Sørøya. It was an annex church for the Hasvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built on this site in 1952 and it was closed in 2003. The church seats about 120 people.[1]

Dønnesfjord Church
Dønnesfjord kirke
View of the church
Dønnesfjord Church
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Dønnesfjord Church
Dønnesfjord Church (Norway)
70.6486°N 22.6295°E / 70.6486; 22.6295
LocationHasvik Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1888
Closed2003
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHasvik
DeaneryAlta prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

In December 1885, a royal decree gave permission to build a church in the fishing village of Galten, on the shores of the Galtenfjorden to serve all the fisherman and whalers living on this part of the island of Sørøya. The architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was the designer of the building that was completed in 1888. In 1944, when the German occupation of Norway was ending and the German army was burning all the villages in Norway, the entire village of Galten was burned. This church, however, survived because the fire in this church went out shortly after it was set.

After World War II, it was decided to not rebuild the village of Galten since it was in a very isolated location, only accessible by boat. The church was then moved to the nearby village of Dønnesfjord, across the fjord. The rebuilt church was reopened in 1952. Over time, the village of Dønnesfjord depopulated to the point where no one lived there anymore and in 2003, the church was closed and regular services were no longer held there. Since then, one service is held each summer in addition to special occasions such as weddings.[2]

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. "Dønnesfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Hasvik kommune. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
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