Kvalsund Church

Kvalsund Church (Norwegian: Kvalsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvalsund. It is the church for the Kvalsund parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1936 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]

Kvalsund Church
Kvalsund kirke
View of the church
70.501711°N 23.977205°E / 70.501711; 23.977205
LocationHammerfest Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1736
Consecrated1936
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Thams
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1936 (1936)
Specifications
Capacity190
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishKvalsund
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84848

History
View of the church in the village of Kvalsund (left side of picture)

The first church in Kvalsund was built in 1763. The church stood here until 1892 when it was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church was designed by the architect Christian Thams. The church was built on unstable ground, so in 1936, the church was taken down and rebuilt on the present site.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "Kvalsund kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. "Kvalsund kirke". Hammerfest kirkelige fellesråd (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "Kvalsund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.