Gamvik Church is a working church dating from 1958. It was designed by Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas. The old church in Gamvik, like most others in this part of Finnmark, was burnt down when the German forces withdrew during the war. The church is the most northerly church on the European continent.
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The Mehamn church is a brick church built in 1965. The architect of the church is Hans Magnus.
The Kjøllefjord church was the first church to be rebuilt in Finnmark after the war. It was built in stone according to the plans of the architect Finn Bryn in 1951, and thanks to a monetary donation from Denmark who gave money for the reconstruction of two "thank you churches" to replace the houses of worship that the Germans burned down. The money went to the church in Salla in Finland and the church in Kjøllefjord in Norway.
Berlevåg church is a long church completed in 1960. The architect for the building was Hans Magnus and the altarpiece was made by Kåre Jonsborg. The church replaces a former church, burned after WWII.
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