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leirbotn+church Latitude and Longitude:

70°07′08″N 23°23′51″E / 70.118764°N 23.397499°E / 70.118764; 23.397499
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Leirbotn Church
Leirbotn kirke
70°07′08″N 23°23′51″E / 70.118764°N 23.397499°E / 70.118764; 23.397499
Location Alta Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1935
Consecrated17 Oct 1993
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Peer Stockholm
Architectural type Rectangular
Completed1993 (31 years ago) (1993)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery Alta prosti
ParishTalvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84281

Leirbotn Church ( Norwegian: Leirbotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirbotn. It is one of the churches for the Talvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1993 using plans drawn up by the architect Peer Stockholm. The church seats about 160 people. [1] [2]

History

The old, wooden church was built in 1935. It was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The church had 256 seats and the tower had an onion dome. The old church caught on fire and burned to the ground on 18 June 1990. It was a day of mourning for the village and the congregation. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 31 January 1993. The new, white, wooden church was completed in the fall of 1993 and it was consecrated on 17 October 1993 by the Bishop Ola Steinholt. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Leirbotn kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Leirfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 15 February 2021.


leirbotn+church Latitude and Longitude:

70°07′08″N 23°23′51″E / 70.118764°N 23.397499°E / 70.118764; 23.397499
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leirbotn Church
Leirbotn kirke
70°07′08″N 23°23′51″E / 70.118764°N 23.397499°E / 70.118764; 23.397499
Location Alta Municipality, Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1935
Consecrated17 Oct 1993
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Peer Stockholm
Architectural type Rectangular
Completed1993 (31 years ago) (1993)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery Alta prosti
ParishTalvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84281

Leirbotn Church ( Norwegian: Leirbotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirbotn. It is one of the churches for the Talvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1993 using plans drawn up by the architect Peer Stockholm. The church seats about 160 people. [1] [2]

History

The old, wooden church was built in 1935. It was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The church had 256 seats and the tower had an onion dome. The old church caught on fire and burned to the ground on 18 June 1990. It was a day of mourning for the village and the congregation. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 31 January 1993. The new, white, wooden church was completed in the fall of 1993 and it was consecrated on 17 October 1993 by the Bishop Ola Steinholt. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Leirbotn kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Leirfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 15 February 2021.


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