Alta Church

Alta Church
Alta kirke
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69°57′53″N 23°15′06″E / 69.964593°N 23.251777°E / 69.964593; 23.251777
LocationAlta Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Stephen Henry Thomas
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1858 (166 years ago) (1858)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryAlta prosti
ParishAlta
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83773

Alta Church (Norwegian: Alta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bossekop area in the town of Alta. It is one of the churches for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Stephen Henry Thomas. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Alta kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 May 2018.