Alta Church
| Alta Church | |
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| Alta kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Alta Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°57′53″N 23°15′06″E / 69.9646°N 23.2518°E | |
| Location | Alta, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Stephen Henry Thomas |
| Completed | 1858 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Alta |
| Deanery | Alta prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Alta Church (Norwegian: Alta kirke) is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bossekop area in the town of Alta. The church is part of the Alta parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1858 and was consecrated by the Bishop Knud Gislesen. The architect was Stephen Henry Thomas. The church seats about 230 people. It was the main church for the municipality until 2013 when the Northern Lights Cathedral was built as the new main church for the municipality and deanery.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Alta kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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