Svalbard church
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Svalbard church is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and it is the world's northernmost church.
It is built of wood and was inaugurated in 1958. There was an older church that was destroyed during the World War II.
There is a priest and two other employees. There is no other real church on Svalbard, but there is a Russian orthodox chapel in Barentsburg. The priest visits other communities on Svalbard, like Svea and Ny-Ålesund.
