Kvæfjord Church

Kvæfjord Church (Norwegian: Kvæfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borkenes on the island of Hinnøya. It is the main church for the Kvæfjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, neo-gothic church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 550 people. The building was consecrated on 30 July 1867.[1][2]

Kvæfjord Church
Kvæfjord kirke
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Kvæfjord Church Location of the church Kvæfjord Church Kvæfjord Church (Norway)
Location	Kvæfjord, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	30 July 1867
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-gothic
Completed	1867
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Kvæfjord
Deanery	Trondenes prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

History

The first church at Kvæfjord was probably built around the middle of the 13th century. It is not known how many buildings stood on the site over the centuries, but in 1750, the Bishop Frederik Nannestad wrote that the Kvæfjord Church was a red, wooden, cruciform church. A little after 1760, a new church was built on the same site. It was a log church in a cruciform design. That church only lasted about 120 years and then in 1866-1867 it was torn down and replaced with the present church. The cost for the new church was 5,565 speciedaler, 1 ort, and 10 skilling.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Troms

References

1. "Kvæfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
3. "Kvæfjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-07-29.