Kirkenes Church, Kirkenes

Name: Kirkenes Church
Address: Kirkegata 5, Kirkenes, Norway

#1 among attractions in Kirkenes

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Kirkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kirkenes, just off the European route E06 highway. It is one of the churches for the Sør-Varanger parish which is part of the Varanger prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1959 by the architect Sofus Hougen. The church seats about 275 people. ()

Local name: Kirkenes kirke Completed: 1959 (65 years ago)Capacity: 275Coordinates: 69°43'42"N, 30°2'40"E

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Kirkegata 5Kirkenes Norway

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

Nearby attractions include: Barentsbadet, Andersgrotta, Grenselandmuseet, Bøkfjorden.

0.4 miSE
69°43'26"N • 30°3'26"E
Barentsbadet, Kirkenes
11 min walk • Watersports, Sport complex, Water park
~840 ftSE
69°43'37"N • 30°2'59"E
Andersgrotta, Kirkenes
5 min walk • Museum
0.7 miS
69°43'4"N • 30°2'36"E
Grenselandmuseet, Kirkenes
19 min walk • Museum
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Bøkfjorden
27 min walk • Bøkfjorden is a fjord in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 23-kilometre long fjord is a southern branch off of the main Varangerfjorden. The river Pasvikelva empties into the Bøkfjorden at the village of Elvenes which lies only about 1,500 metres from the Norway–Russia border.