Øksfjord Church

Church in Finnmark, Norway

70°14′22″N 22°21′05″E / 70.23949°N 22.351250°E / 70.23949; 22.351250LocationLoppa Municipality, FinnmarkCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1842Consecrated1954ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Hans MagnusArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1954 (70 years ago) (1954)SpecificationsCapacity210MaterialsStoneAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeaneryAlta prostiParishLoppa

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85900

Øksfjord Church (Norwegian: Øksfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øksfjord. It is main church for the Loppa parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long church style in 1954 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 210 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The first church in Øksfjord was built in 1842. In 1898, a new church was built on the same site. This building was designed by the architect D.G. Evjen. In 1944, as the German army was retreating near the end of World War II, they burned the church to the ground. The parish built a new church on the same spot in 1954.^[3]

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References

^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Øksfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
^ "Øksfjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 February 2021.