Skarsvåg Church

Skarsvåg Church (Norwegian: Skarsvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skarsvåg on the northern end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex church for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 60 people. The church was consecrated on 6 August 1961 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. The building was called Skarsvåg Chapel until 1999 when it was renamed as a "church".[1]

Skarsvåg Church
Skarsvåg kirke
View of the church
Skarsvåg Church
Location of the church
Skarsvåg Church
Skarsvåg Church (Norway)
71.1132°N 25.8271°E / 71.1132; 25.8271
LocationNordkapp, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1961
Specifications
Capacity60
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNordkapp
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

There was a medieval church located in Skarsvåg. The first mention of it in existing historical records was in 1589 and it was not new at that time. That church was later taken down and replaced.

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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