Ringvassøy Church () is a

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of the

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Karlsøy Municipality Karlsøy () is an island List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hansnes. Other villages include Dåfjord, Hessfjord, Karlsøya ( ...

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county,

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. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church for the Karlsøy

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which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-

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) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

History

In 1970, when the

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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,

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church building was completed in 1977 and it seats about 400 people. The church has a fan-shaped design. The church was

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d on 12 June 1977 by the

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Kristen Kyrre Bremer.

Media gallery

Ringvassøy kirke p.jpg Ringvassøy kirke (church) Hansnes, Karlsøy kommune, Troms, Norway Architect Nils Toft 1977 (Blue sky, snow on ground, early spring) 2019-05-06 7889.jpg Ringvassøy kirke (church) Hansnes, Karlsøy kommune, Troms, Norway Architect Nils Toft 1977 (Blue sky, snow on ground, early spring) 2019-05-06 7886.jpg Ringvassøy kirke (church) Hansnes, Karlsøy kommune, Troms, Norway Architect Nils Toft 1977 (Blue sky, snow on ground, early spring) 2019-05-06 7868.jpg Ringvassøy kirke (church) Hansnes, Karlsøy kommune, Troms Architect Nils Toft 1977 (Blue sky, snow on ground, early spring) View towards Langsundet Reinøya 2019-05-06 distorted panoramic 8169.jpg Ringvassøy kirke (church) Hansnes, Karlsøy kommune, Troms, Norway Architect Nils Toft 1977 (Blue sky, snow on ground, early spring) 2019-05-06 7880.jpg

References

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History

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