Langfjord Church () is a

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of the

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county,

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. It is located in the village of Langfjordbotn. It is one of the churches for the Talvik

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which is part of the Alta prosti (

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) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in a

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style in 1891 using plans drawn up by the

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Tygen. The church seats about 180 people.

History

The church was built in 1891 to serve the people of the Langfjordbotn area since it was a long journey to the main parish church. The church cost about . By 1904, the congregation had grown, so the

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was enlarged and lengthed to add about 25% more seating. The building was

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d on 20 August 1891 by the Bishop

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. By the end of

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, the church had been significantly looted and battered by the retreating German army which had used the building for their own purposes. The church was fixed up after the war. It wasn't until 1965, however, when the structural damage to the church was repaired.

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Langfjord kirke - panoramio.jpg, View from a distance Langfjord Church, facing the altar (2015).jpg, The altar

References

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