Astafjord Church
| Astafjord Church | |
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| Astafjord kirke | |
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| Coordinates: 68°40′29″N 17°07′27″E / 68.6747963°N 17.1242174°E | |
| Location | Tjeldsund Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Consecrated | 1978 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | |
| Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Astafjord |
| Deanery | Trondenes prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 83805 |
Astafjord Church (Norwegian: Astafjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grov. It is the church for the Astafjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1978 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Astafjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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Categories:
- Tjeldsund
- Churches in Troms
- 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
- Churches completed in 1978
- 1978 establishments in Norway
- Fan-shaped churches in Norway
- Concrete churches in Norway