Vestre Jakobselv Church
| Vestre Jakobselv Church | |
|---|---|
| Vestre Jakobselv kirke | |
  Vestre Jakobselv Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°06′41″N 29°20′01″E / 70.111389°N 29.333611°E | |
| Location | Vadsø, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Riksarkitekten |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 90 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Vadsø |
| Deanery | Varanger prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Vestre Jakobselv Church (Norwegian: Vestre Jakobselv kirke) is a parish church in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vestre Jakobselv. The church is part of the Vadsø parish in the Varanger deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1940 and it seats about 90 people. The building was designed by the Statens bygnignsinspektorat, a government agency now known as the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. The church holds regularly-scheduled worship services every other Sunday.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kirker i Vadsø sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ↑ "Vestre Jakobselv kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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