Honningsvåg Church

Honningsvåg Church (Norwegian: Honningsvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Honningsvåg on the eastern end of the island of Magerøya. It is the main church for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, neo-gothic, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1885 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

Honningsvåg Church
Honningsvåg kirke
View of the church
Honningsvåg Church
Location of the church
Honningsvåg Church
Honningsvåg Church (Norway)
70.9780°N 25.9789°E / 70.9780; 25.9789
LocationNordkapp, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1885
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNordkapp
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

Throughout the middle ages, there were many churches on the island of Magerøya, but none in Honningsvåg. The nearest one was in the (now-abandoned) village of Kjelvik. The most recent church in Kjelvik was destroyed in a hurricane in 1882. The replacement church was not built in Kjelvik, but instead it was built in the nearby village (now a town) of Honningsvåg. The land for the new church was donated by Karesius Løkke. The new church was consecrated on 22 October 1885 by the Reverend Mr. Balke, a priest from Karasjok.[3]

This is one of the few churches in Finnmark county that was not destroyed or burned at the end of World War II during the retreat of the German forces. After the war, the church became home for the local population while the remaining buildings were reconstructed.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Honningsvåg kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. "Honningsvåg Church". VisitNorway. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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