Hammerfest Church
Hammerfest Church (Norwegian: Hammerfest kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Hammerfest. It is the main church for the Hammerfest parish which is the seat of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 525 people.[1][2]
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Location | Hammerfest Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1620 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Magnus |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1961 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 525 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Parish | Hammerfest |
Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
History
Throughout history there have been many churches in Hammerfest, dating back to about 1620. The previous church was burned down when the Germans withdrew from Finnmark in 1944. That church was situated near the present location. The current church was a part of the large reconstruction project in Hammerfest that was inaugurated in July 1961.[3]
Media gallery
- Exterior
- North side of church
- View looking south at the church
- Exterior view
- View of the town
- Interior
- Interior
- Organ
See also
- List of churches in Finnmark
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- "Hammerfest kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- "Hammerfest kirke". Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø. Retrieved 2013-01-28.