Vadsø Church
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Vadsø Church (Norwegian: Vadsø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vadsø. It is the main church for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The gray, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1958 by the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2]
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Vadsø Church | |
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Vadsø kirke | |
70.075888°N 29.750252°E / 70.075888; 29.750252 | |
Location | Vadsø, Finnmark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 16th century |
Consecrated | 30 March 1958 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Magnus Poulsson |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1958 (66 years ago) (1958) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 480 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Varanger prosti |
Parish | Vadsø |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85739 |
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