Gjesvær Chapel

Gjesvær Church (Norwegian: Gjesvær kirke) is a church of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex church for the Nordkapp 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 1960 and it is privately owned. The church seats about 70 people.[1]

Gjesvær church
Gjesvær church
View of the chapel
Gjesvær church
Location of the church
Gjesvær church
Gjesvær church (Norway)
71.099167°N 25.376111°E / 71.099167; 25.376111
LocationNordkapp, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity70
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNordkapp
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The church is registered in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. "Gjesvær kirkested / Gjesvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Riksantikvaren. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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