Gamvik Church

Gamvik Church
Gamvik kirke
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71°03′57″N 28°14′50″E / 71.065760°N 28.247247°E / 71.065760; 28.247247
LocationGamvik Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1858
Consecrated27 April 1958
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gudolf Blakstad and
Herman Munthe-Kaas
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
Specifications
Capacity224
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishGamvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84229

Gamvik Church (Norwegian: Gamvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gamvik. It is the main church for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architects Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas. The church seats about 224 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Gamvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Gamvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 February 2013.