Kroken Church

Kroken Church (Norwegian: Kroken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located the Kroken borough in the city of Tromsø. It is the church for the Kroken parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 2006 using designs drawn up by the architect Nikolai Alfsen. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2][3]

Kroken Church
Kroken kirke
View of the church
69.680809°N 19.062876°E / 69.680809; 19.062876
LocationTromsø Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded2006
Consecrated2006
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nikolai Alfsen
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed2006 (2006)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTromsø domprosti
ParishKroken

See also

References

  1. "Kroken kirke, Tromsø". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "Kroken kirke" (in Norwegian). Tromsø kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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