Svanvik Church

Svanvik Church (Norwegian: Svanvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svanvik in the Pasvikdalen valley, along the river Pasvikelva, right on the border with Russia. It is an annex church for the Sør-Varanger parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1934 by the architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Svanvik Church
Svanvik kirke
View of the church
Svanvik Church
Location of the church
Svanvik Church
Svanvik Church (Norway)
69.45305°N 30.05416°E / 69.45305; 30.05416
LocationSør-Varanger, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Sund
Architectural typeCruciform church
Completed1934
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSør-Varanger
DeaneryVaranger prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The building was consecrated on 5 September 1934 after a long time when the people of the Pasvikdalen valley wanted their own place of worship. During World War II, the chapel was located right in the firing line during the Russian invasion in 1944, but it received only minor damage and it was quickly repaired after the war.[3]

See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Svanvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Kirker i Sør-Varanger sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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