Kanebogen Church

Kanebogen Church (Norwegian: Kanebogen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Kanebogen area of the town of Harstad on the island of Hinnøya. It is the church for the Kanebogen parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1999 by the architects Ivar Tolo and Jim Myrstad. The church seats about 400 people. The church was built to replace the old Fredly Chapel that burned down in 1984.[1][2][3]

Kanebogen Church
Kanebogen kirke
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Kanebogen Church
Location of the church
Kanebogen Church
Kanebogen Church (Norway)
LocationHarstad, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated19 December 1999
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ivar Tolo and Jim Myrstad
Architectural typeRectangular
Groundbreaking1996
Completed1999
Specifications
Capacity400
Administration
ParishKanebogen
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Troms

References

  1. "Kanebogen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. "Kanebogen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norske Kirkebygg. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
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