Talvik Church | |
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Talvik kirke | |
70°02′30″N 22°56′56″E / 70.041695°N 22.949004°E | |
Location | Alta Municipality, Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1691 |
Consecrated | 17 Oct 1883 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1883 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Alta prosti |
Parish | Talvik |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85070 |
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]