Slotten Church Explained

Slotten Church
Fullname:Slotten kirke / Slåtten kirke
Coordinates:70.7506°N 24.5331°W
Location:Måsøy Municipality, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Måsøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1896
Consecrated Date:1965
Architect:Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:100

Slotten Church (Norwegian: Slotten kirke; Slåtten kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Slåtten on the mainland part of the island municipality. It is one of the churches for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1963 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 100 people.[1] [2]

History

The first church in Slåtten was built in 1896 when an older church (from 1763) from Kvalsund was moved to Slåtten and rebuilt. That church was used in Slåtten until 1944 when the retreating German army burned it to the ground. The church was rebuilt after the war. The new building was consecrated in 1965.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-05-21 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Slotten kapell, Måsøy . 2013-02-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Slåtten kirkested . 2021-02-14 . . Norwegian.