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Alta Church

Alta Church is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the area in the .
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Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Alta, Norway
  • Also known as: “Alta” and “Alten”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Rock Art of Alta and Finnmarkshallen.

Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
are located in and around in county in . Since the first carvings were discovered in 1973, more than 6,000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta. is situated 3 km southwest of Alta Church.

Sports venue
is an indoor sports venue located in the town of in in county, . Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian Second Division. is situated 2 km northeast of Alta Church.

School
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is a school, which is situated 3½ km south of Alta Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvenvik.

Village
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, Šuovošluovta, or Suislahti is a village in in county, . It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres from the . is situated 7 km southwest of Alta Church.

Alta Church

Latitude
69.96458° or 69° 57′ 53″ north
Longitude
23.25176° or 23° 15′ 6″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Inception
1858
Operator
Alta kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9GX5X772+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 343471147
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
780949
Wiki­data ID
Q3612508
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Alta Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Alta Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه التا”
  • Estonian: “Alta kirik”
  • Finnish: “Alattion kirkko”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Alta”
  • Northern Sami: “Álaheaju girku”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alta kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Alta kirke”
  • Swedish: “Alta kyrka”

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