Polmak Church

Polmak Church (Norwegian: Polmak kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Polmak, just east of the border with Finland. It is one of the churches for the Tana parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1853 by the architect J.H. Nebelong. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Polmak Church
Polmak kirke
View of the church
Polmak Church
Location of the church
Polmak Church
Polmak Church (Norway)
70.0750°N 27.9950°E / 70.0750; 27.9950
LocationDeatnu-Tana Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J.H. Nebelong
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1853
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTana
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

In 2014, the former parish of Polmak was merged into the parish of Tana. Prior to that time, Polmak parish was made up of one church, after the merger, the new Tana parish included three churches.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Polmak kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Sammenslåing av Polmak og Tana sokn" (in Norwegian). Deanu gieldaTana kommune. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


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