Kåfjord Church

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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. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1837 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect, making it the oldest surviving church building in Alta. The church seats about 300 people. ()

Local name: Kåfjord kirke Completed: 1837 (188 years ago)Capacity: 300Coordinates: 69°56'20"N, 23°1'43"E

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FinnmarkNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Rock carvings at Alta, World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum, Alta Church, Kåfjorden.

3.8 miE
Museum,
Rock carvings at Alta
97 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...
3.8 miE
Museum with ancient rock carvings
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum, Alta
97 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.
5.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Alta Church, Alta
142 min walk • 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.
0.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Kåfjorden
14 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.
0.6 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Tirpitz Museum, Alta
17 min walk • Tirpitz Museum is a war museum that is located in Kåfjord outside the city of Alta in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

Kåfjord Church

Facts and practical information

Kåfjord Church plan & book

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

Rock carvings at Alta

World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum, Alta

Alta Church, Alta

Kåfjorden

Tirpitz Museum, Alta