Old Karasjok Church

Old Karasjok Church (Norwegian: Karasjok gamle kirke) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Karasjok Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Karasjok. It was the main church for the Karasjok parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The Old Karasjok Church is the oldest Lutheran church in Finnmark county, and the only building in the municipality to survive World War II undamaged. The church is no longer regularly used, but it is utilized occasionally for special situations such as weddings.[1]

Old Karasjok Church
Karasjok gamle kirke
View of the church
Old Karasjok Church
Location of the church
Old Karasjok Church
Old Karasjok Church (Norway)
69.46666°N 25.50305°E / 69.46666; 25.50305
LocationKarasjok, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Daniel Storch
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1807
Specifications
Capacity140
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKarasjok
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1807 on the basis of designs by the architect Daniel Storch. The church is the oldest church building in Finnmark county. It served as the main parish church for Karasjok from 1807 until 1974 when the new Karasjok Church was completed. Until 1902, the church had a domed turret, but in 1902 a steeple was built to replace the dome.[2][3]

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Karasjok Old Church". Sápmi Park. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. "Karasjok gamle kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  3. University of Tromsø. "Karasjok gamle kirke" (in Norwegian). Arkitekturguide Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
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