Kvæfjord Church

Kvæfjord Church (Norwegian: Kvæfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borkenes on the island of Hinnøya. It is the main church for the Kvæfjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, neo-gothic church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 550 people. The building was consecrated on 30 July 1867.[1][2]

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Kvæfjord Church (Norway)
LocationKvæfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated30 July 1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1867
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKvæfjord
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

The first church at Kvæfjord was probably built around the middle of the 13th century. It is not known how many buildings stood on the site over the centuries, but in 1750, the Bishop Frederik Nannestad wrote that the Kvæfjord Church was a red, wooden, cruciform church. A little after 1760, a new church was built on the same site. It was a log church in a cruciform design. That church only lasted about 120 years and then in 1866-1867 it was torn down and replaced with the present church. The cost for the new church was 5,565 speciedaler, 1 ort, and 10 skilling.[3]

See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Kvæfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. "Kvæfjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
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