Kistrand Church
| Kistrand Church | |
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| Kistrand kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Kistrand Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°27′23″N 25°13′41″E / 70.4564°N 25.2281°E | |
| Location | Porsanger Municipality, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
| Completed | 1856 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 194 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Porsanger |
| Deanery | Indre Finnmark prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Kistrand Church (Norwegian: Kistrand kirke) is a parish church in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kistrand. The church is part of the Porsanger parish in the Indre Finnmark deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1856 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 194 people. The church was originally painted red but was painted white first time in 1883, when the church was renovated after hurricane damage. During the war years of 1944–1945, the church was used as a German command center, quarters for Norwegian forces, and makeshift accommodation of civilians.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kistrand kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
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