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Ringvassøy Church

Church in Troms, Norway

69°57′59″N 19°37′18″E / 69.966256°N 19.6215455°E / 69.966256; 19.6215455LocationKarlsøy Municipality, TromsCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1977Consecrated1977ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Nils J. ToftArchitectural typeFan-shapedCompleted1977 (47 years ago) (1977)SpecificationsCapacity400MaterialsConcreteAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeaneryTromsø domprostiParishKarlsøy

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Ringvassøy Church (Norwegian: Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church for the Karlsøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.^[1]

History

In 1970, when the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality was moved from the small island of Karlsøya to the village of Hansnes (on Ringvassøya island), the discussion began about building a church in Hansnes to be the new main church for the municipality. The white, concrete church building was completed in 1977 and it seats about 400 people. The church has a fan-shaped design. The church was consecrated on 12 June 1977 by the Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer.^[2]^[3]

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References

^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Ringvassøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Ringvassøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Karlsøy kommune. Retrieved 16 December 2012.