Kvalsund Church

Kvalsund Church
Kvalsund kirke
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70°30′06″N 23°58′38″E / 70.501711°N 23.977205°E / 70.501711; 23.977205
LocationHammerfest Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1736
Consecrated1936
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Thams
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1936 (88 years ago) (1936)
Specifications
Capacity190
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishKvalsund
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84848

Kvalsund Church (Norwegian: Kvalsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvalsund. It is the church for the Kvalsund parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1936 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kvalsund kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2013.