Kautokeino Church (Norwegian: Kautokeino kirke, Northern Sami: Guovdageainnu girku) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kautokeino. It is the main church for the Kautokeino parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architect Finn Bryn.[1] The church seats about 272 people.[2][3]
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| Location | Kautokeino Municipality, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1702 |
| Consecrated | 1958 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Finn Bryn |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 272 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Indre Finnmark prosti |
| Parish | Kautokeino |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84768 |
History
editThe first church in Kautokeino was built in 1702 and it was one of the oldest buildings in all of Finnmark when the Germans burned it down near the end of World War II. After the war when funds were available, the church was rebuilt. It was completed in 1958.[4][5]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wenche Findal. "Finn Bryn". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Kautokeino kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ University of Tromsø. "Kautokeino kirke" (in Norwegian). Arkitekturguide Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Kautokeino kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2021.