Gamvik Church | |
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Gamvik kirke | |
71°03′57″N 28°14′50″E / 71.065760°N 28.247247°E | |
Location | Gamvik Municipality, Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1858 |
Consecrated | 27 April 1958 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1958 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 224 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
Parish | Gamvik |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84229 |
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]