Elvebakken Church

Elvebakken Church
Elvebakken kirke
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69°58′18″N 23°22′10″E / 69.971738°N 23.3695399°E / 69.971738; 23.3695399
LocationAlta Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1964
Consecrated23 Aug 1964
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Håkon Soltveit
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1964 (60 years ago) (1964)
Specifications
Capacity210
MaterialsConcrete and wood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryAlta prosti
ParishAlta
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84089

Elvebakken Church (Norwegian: Elvebakken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Elvebakken 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 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Håkon Soltveit. The church seats about 210 people.[1][2]

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