Hammerfest Church
| Hammerfest Church | |
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| Hammerfest kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Hammerfest Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°39′42″N 23°40′30″E / 70.661667°N 23.675°E | |
| Location | Hammerfest, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Magnus |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 525 |
| Materials | Stone/concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Hammerfest |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Hammerfest Church (Norwegian: Hammerfest kirke) is the main parish church in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It located in the town of Hammerfest. The church is part of the Hammerfest parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The church is the main church of the deanery. The stone/concrete church was built in 1961 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 525 people.[1]
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.[2]
Media gallery
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Interior
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Exterior
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North side of church
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View looking south at the church
See also
References
- ↑ "Hammerfest kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Hammerfest kirke". Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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