Rafsbotn Chapel
Rafsbotn Chapel (Norwegian: Rafsbotn kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rafsbotn. It is an annex church for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1989 by the architects Arne Rasmussen and Asbjørn Nilsen. The church seats about 100 people. The church was consecrated on 27 August 1989 by the Bishop Arvid Nergård.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Alta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Arne Rasmussen and Asbjørn Nilsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Alta |
| Deanery | Alta prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
See also
- List of churches in Finnmark
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Rafsbotn kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- "Rafsbotn kapell" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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