Havøysund Church

Havøysund Church (Norwegian: Havøysund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Havøysund on the island of Havøya. It is the main church for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

Havøysund Church
Havøysund kirke
View of the church
Havøysund Church
Location of the church
Havøysund Church
Havøysund Church (Norway)
70.996389°N 24.656944°E / 70.996389; 24.656944
LocationMåsøy Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Esben Poulsson
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsConcrete and wood
Administration
ParishMåsøy
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

Like most other churches in Finnmark, Havøysund church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. The new church was built of whitewashed concrete and dark wooden timbers in a long church style in 1960 by the architect Esben Poulsson. The church seats about 300 people.[2][3]

gollark: I don't think it has support.
gollark: A bit.
gollark: Oh, here's an outside view during construction.
gollark: An inside shot because I seem to have no outside ones.
gollark: I just stick mine into corners of my towers.

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. "Havøysund kirke, Måsøy" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  3. "Havøysund kirke". Arkitekturguide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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