Talvik Church

Talvik Church
Talvik kirke
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70°02′30″N 22°56′56″E / 70.041695°N 22.949004°E / 70.041695; 22.949004
LocationAlta Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1691
Consecrated17 Oct 1883
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1883 (141 years ago) (1883)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryAlta prosti
ParishTalvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85070

Talvik Church (Norwegian: Talvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Talvik, along the Altafjorden and the European route E06 highway. It is main church for the Talvik 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 1883 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Talvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.