Skarsvåg Church
| Skarsvåg Church | |
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| Skarsvåg kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Skarsvåg Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 71°06′48″N 25°49′38″E / 71.1132°N 25.8271°E | |
| Location | Nordkapp, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Rolf Harlew Jenssen |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 60 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nordkapp |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Skarsvåg Church (Norwegian: Skarsvåg kirke) is a parish church in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skarsvåg. The church is part of the Nordkapp parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1961 and it seats about 60 people. The church was consecrated on 6 August 1961 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. It was called Skarsvåg Chapel until 1999 when it was renamed a church.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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