Polmak Church

Polmak Church (Norwegian: Polmak kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Polmak, just east of the border with Finland. It is one of the churches for the Tana parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1853 by the architect J.H. Nebelong. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Polmak Church
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70.0750°N 27.9950°E / 70.0750; 27.9950
Location	Deatnu-Tana Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	J.H. Nebelong
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1853
Specifications
Capacity	120
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Tana
Deanery	Indre Finnmark prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

In 2014, the former parish of Polmak was merged into the parish of Tana. Prior to that time, Polmak parish was made up of one church, after the merger, the new Tana parish included three churches.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Finnmark

References

1. "Polmak kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
3. "Sammenslåing av Polmak og Tana sokn" (in Norwegian). Deanu gielda–Tana kommune. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-07.