Slotten Church

Slotten Church (Norwegian: Slotten kirke; Slåtten kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Slåtten on the mainland part of the island municipality. It is one of the churches for the Måsøy 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 1963 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

Slotten Church
Slotten kirke / Slåtten kirke
View of the church
70.750616°N 24.533088°E / 70.750616; 24.533088
LocationMåsøy Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1896
Consecrated1965
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965 (1965)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishMåsøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85501

History

The first church in Slåtten was built in 1896 when an older church (from 1763) from Kvalsund was moved to Slåtten and rebuilt. That church was used in Slåtten until 1944 when the retreating German army burned it to the ground. The church was rebuilt after the war. The new building was consecrated in 1965.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "Slotten kapell, Måsøy" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Slåtten kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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