Alta Church, Alta

Name: Alta Church
Address: Kirkeveien 8, Alta, Norway
Telephone: +47 78 44 50 50

#2 among attractions in Alta

Top attraction, Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Alta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bossekop area in the town of Alta. It is one of the churches for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Stephen Henry Thomas. The church seats about 230 people. ()

Local name: Alta kirke Completed: 1858 (166 years ago)Capacity: 230Coordinates: 69°57'53"N, 23°15'6"E

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Kirkeveien 8Alta Norway

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+47 78 44 50 50

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Alta Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rock carvings at Alta, World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum, Northern Lights Cathedral, Nordlysbadet.

1.9 miSW
Museum,
Rock carvings at Alta
50 min walk • The Rock carvings at Alta, nestled in the northern reaches of Norway, are an open-air testament to the artistic and cultural expressions of people from the prehistoric era. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, often considered an outdoor museum, showcases thousands of...
1.9 miSW
Museum with ancient rock carvings
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum, Alta
50 min walk • The World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum is located at Alta in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. World Heritage Rock Art - Alta Museum is situated in Hjemmeluft, a small bay in the Altafjord at a site of early settlement of Finnmark dating from around 11,000 years ago. In 1973, the first rock carvings in Hjemmeluft were found.
~1880 ftE
Church
Northern Lights Cathedral, Alta
10 min walk • The Northern Lights Cathedral - Alta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. It is located in the central part of the town of Alta. It is the main church for the Alta parish as well as the seat of the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
0.4 miE
69°57'55"N • 23°16'9"E
Nordlysbadet, Alta
11 min walk • Watersports, Tours, Outdoor activities
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Kåfjorden
140 min walk • Kåfjorden or Njoammelgohppi is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 8-kilometre long fjord branches off the main Altafjorden. The village of Kåfjord and the Kåfjord Church both lie along the northern coast of the fjord. The European route E06 highway follows the northern shoreline of the fjord.
6 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Tirpitz Museum, Alta
155 min walk • Tirpitz Museum is a war museum that is located in Kåfjord outside the city of Alta in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Altafjord, Alta
63 min walk • Altafjord is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 38-kilometre long fjord stretches from the town of Alta in the south to the islands of Stjernøya and Seiland.
2.9 miE
Church
Elvebakken Church
74 min walk • Elvebakken Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Elvebakken area in the town of Alta.
5.6 miW
Church
Kåfjord Church
142 min walk • Kåfjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kåfjord. It is an annex church for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
1.2 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Finnmarkshallen, Alta
32 min walk • Finnmarkshallen is an indoor sports venue located in the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian Second Division.