Hammerfest Church

Hammerfest Church (Norwegian: Hammerfest kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Hammerfest. It is the main church for the Hammerfest parish which is the seat of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 525 people.[1][2]

Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest kirke
View of the church
Hammerfest Church
Location of the church
Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest Church (Norway)
70.661667°N 23.675°E / 70.661667; 23.675
LocationHammerfest Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1620
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Magnus
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1961
Specifications
Capacity525
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishHammerfest
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

Throughout history there have been many churches in Hammerfest, dating back to about 1620. The previous church was burned down when the Germans withdrew from Finnmark in 1944. That church was situated near the present location. The current church was a part of the large reconstruction project in Hammerfest that was inaugurated in July 1961.[3]

  • Exterior
  • North side of church
  • View looking south at the church
  • Exterior view
  • View of the town
  • Interior
  • Interior
  • Organ

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. "Hammerfest kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. "Hammerfest kirke". Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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