Hop Church
Hop Church (Norwegian: Hop kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjånes. It is an annex chapel for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1977 to serve the southern part of the municipality.[1] The chapel is built on what is believed to be the site of a medieval church that was closed before the 1600s.[2]
| Hop Church | |
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| Hop kirke | |
 View of the church | |
| 70.798385°N 28.113371°E | |
| Location | Gamvik Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Consecrated | 1977 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Parish | Gamvik |
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "Hop kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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