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The northermost norwegian city's church

The northermost norwegian cities church

di tintenbrot Norvegia > Nord-Norge > Finnmark

N 70° 58.675' E 025° 58.684' (WGS84)
Conversione coordinate Dimensioni: nessun contenitore Stato: disponibile Tempo necessario: 0:05 h Lunghezza percorso: 0.5 km Nascosta il: 30. luglio 2017 Pubblicata il: 31. luglio 2017 Ultimo aggiornamento: 31. luglio 2017 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC13234	21 trovata 0 non trovata 0 Note 0 Osservata 0 Ignorata 70 Pagina visite 4 Log immagini Storia Geoketry

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The church in Honningsvåg was consecrated in 1885 after a hurricane razed the old church in Kjelvik to the ground. The church is built in the neo Gothic style and has an important position in the population. Not least because of the burning of Finnmark in 1945. After the war the church was used as accommodation, bakery and kitchen, and today stands a symbol of hope, courage and unity - and as a tourist attraction in Honningsvåg.

BACKGROUND

Throughout history there have been numerous churches in the area which makes up the present-day district of Nordkapp. In the olden days, people tended to live on the seaward side of the Magerøya Island since it was important to be as close as possible to the fishing areas. We know that in 1589 there were six churches on the island of Magerøya: one in Kirkesstappen just outside Gjesvær, and the others in Tunes, Opnan, Helnes, Lille Skarsvåg and Kjelvik. These churches were probably built during the Middle Ages and there is much evidence to suggest that the church at Kjelvik dates back to the late fifteenth century. However, a number of the small fishing communities were abandoned during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and by around 1800 the islands only church was in Kjelvik. In 1882, Finnmark was hit by a terrible hurricane and the church in Kjelvik (consecrated in 1844) was razed to the ground. Afterwards it was decided that the new church would have to be built on a different site and there was a lengthy discussion as to whether the church should be built in Sarnes or in Honningsvåg. In the end, Honningsvåg was chosen thanks to its central geographical position in the local authority and the fact that it had the best harbour. What is more, Karesius Løkke provided the land at Honningsvåg free of charge.

HONNINGSVÅG CHURCH - CONSECRATED IN 1885

Once a decision had been made where to build the new church, there was naturally some discussion as to its design and size. The first suggestion, drawn up by architect JW Nordan, was a church with a long nave construction with seating for 210. The local authority council felt that this would be far too small and that the church should seat at least 400, since around 800 fishermen visited the area every summer. When the new church was finally built, it seated 255. DG Evjen was the master builder responsible for the construction of the church. He had previously built several churches in Finnmark, including Talvik church in Alta. Honningsvåg church was consecrated on 22 October 1885 by the Reverend Mr Balke, rural dean of Karasjok. The church’s graveyard was consecrated in 1910 and subsequently expanded in 1930.

ARCHITECTURE AND FITTINGS

Honningsvåg church is built in a neo-Gothic style. The second half of the nineteenth century saw a good deal of church building in Norway and most of the churches from this period are neo-Gothic, based on the ideal of the old cathedrals. They were built with long naves, and had pointed arches and a retracted chancel. Most of the fittings were donated by the local Reading Association, whose benefactions included the altar reredos dating from 1913, painted by Conrad Valeur and depicting motifs from Mathew 14. The church also contains two crystal candlesticks which were presented to the church by HRH King Olav to mark the church’s centenary celebrations.

HONNINGSVÅG CHURCH IN 1945

When the occupying German forces retreated from Finnmark in the autumn of 1944 they employed a "scorched earth" policy. In Honningsvåg every building except for the church and the morgue were burned to the ground. Most of the area’s inhabitants were evacuated to southern Norway, and when the first people returned in the summer of 1945 they were met by a depressing sight. However, the fact that the whitewashed church stood undamaged was enough to give the people renewed hope and courage. The first people to return moved into the church which came to be used as a place to sleep, a storage area and a kitchen.

Source: visitnorway.com

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The password is the last sentence (without whitespaces) on the war memorial situated directly in front of the church (Cache coordinates)

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Honningsvåg Church

Church inside

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31. agosto 2024, 18:01 westprignitz ha trovato la geocache

Endlich mal ein Cache von opencaching. Schöner und interessanter Ort.
DfdC

15. agosto 2024 MOT09 ha trovato la geocache

Nach dem Abendessen war die nette Kirche ein willkommenes Ziel für einen kleinen Spaziergang. Vielen Dank für den virtuellen Cyche. Es grüsst MOT09

14. agosto 2024, 19:15 The Great Wombel ha trovato la geocache

Hallo zusammen,
heute haben Station in Honningsvag gemacht.
Bei einem kleinen Spaziergang durch den Ort haben wir diesen Cache gefunden.
Viele Grüße, die Wombels

30. luglio 2024, 15:20 Lebusker ha trovato la geocache

Sehr schön, leider ist die Kirche verschlossen.
TftC

26. giugno 2024, 18:39 Uli001 ha trovato la geocache

Hallo tintenbrot,

Danke Uli aus Leipzig

31. maggio 2024 MamapupsUndPapapups ha trovato la geocache

Heute bei Regenwetter hier gestrandet. Aber. Odin läßt uns nicht im Stich und beseitigt die Wolken, sodass wir diesen Cache noch loggen können bevor wir zum Nordkapp starten. Danke für 's herführen.

27. luglio 2023 Paulaho ha trovato la geocache

On a work/holiday trip with NH82. This was a quick one. TFTC!

27. luglio 2023, 12:11 nh82 ha trovato la geocache

Continuing on our way towards Nordkapp, we stopped here. Very nice views here. TFTC!

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The church

02. giugno 2023, 21:07 *Eichhörnle* ha trovato la geocache

Heute ist es endlich soweit und ein weiteres Reiseziel ist besucht: Das Nordkapp. Wir hatten die letzten Tage viel überlegt, wann der beste Zeitpunkt innerhalb unseres Reiseverlauf sein könnte und wir haben es richtig gemacht. Gestern sind wir die restlichen Kilometer von der finnischen Grenze einfach durchgefahren und haben am Kapp übernacht. Nach einem langen Abend mit Wolken hatten wir, nach einer sehr kurzen Nacht, morgens strahlend blauen Himmel und Besucher waren fast keine unterwegs. Wir haben da die tollen Ausblicke genießen können und schöne Fotos machen, von denen sicher viele träumen.
Nachdem wir alles ausgiebig besichtigt hatten, sind wir noch ein Stück Richtung Süden gefahren und haben dabei auch diesen Cache gefunden. Die Stadt war völlig überlaufen, weil gerade die AIDA Bella angekommen war und wir waren vermutlich die einzigen Touristen die nicht mit dem Schiff da waren.

Vielen Dank an tintenbrot für das Legen und Pflegen des Cache.
Viele Grüße aus dem Süden von Deutschland von *Eichhörnle*

27. giugno 2022 Bierfilz ha trovato la geocache

Auf meiner Reise zum Nordkap kam ich natürlich auch hier vorbei.Danke für den Cache!!!

17. giugno 2022, 20:00 din0815 ha trovato la geocache

# 103
17. Juni 2022 20:00

Mit eskat77 auf Kreuzfahrt und natürlich auch am Cachen.

Hilsen fra Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Tyskland)

04. giugno 2022 Pumuckel&Kuno ha trovato la geocache

Etter Nordkapp så vi på Honningsvåg. Her er et av de vakreste stedene i byen 😃👍

Takk for hyggelig cache og hilsener fra saksiske Muldental!

🍀🌳👧🐶👦🌲🍀

Nach dem Nordkapp haben wir uns Honningsvåg angeschaut. Hier ist eine der schönsten Stellen der Stadt 😃👍

Danke für den schönen Cache und Viele Grüße aus dem sächsischen Muldental !

🍀🌳👧🐶👦🌲🍀

05. maggio 2022, 09:45 die4grashüpfer ha trovato la geocache

Auf unserer Reise zum Nordkapp, übernachteten wir auch in diesem idyllischen Ort.

Vielen Dank für`s legen und Pflegen.

TFTC die 4grashüpfer

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Norge Norge

05. marzo 2022, 12:04 woka18 ha trovato la geocache

Danke für's Legen und Pflegen.#25 5. März 2022 12:04

The geocache is in good or acceptable condition. 26. settembre 2021 j-he ha trovato la geocache

3 weeks for a trip to the far north of Norway is little time when travelling by car from Germany. I knew that this meant a lot of driving almost every day, but that did not deter me. It is great, being allowed to travel again!
The ninth day and stage of my trip let me from Skarsvåg to Storslett and into Reisadalen.
But my first stop was in Honningsvåg, to drop of two postcards in the mailbox and hoping to find some souvenirs (there was only one shop and nothing I wanted to buy).
Of course I also visited the church. Unfortunately it was closed, like most churches I visited.

Thanks for the virtual

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Honningsvåg kirke

j-he@Honningsvåg kirke

30. luglio 2020, 14:32 Sibylle4 ha trovato la geocache

Gefunden auf dem Rückweg vom Nordkap 🙂

04. luglio 2019, 16:05 ufade ha trovato la geocache

Auf dem Weg zum Nordkapp.

24. maggio 2019, 15:00 BiRaM ha trovato la geocache

Tolle Stadt, wir sind hier auf dem Rückweg vom Nordkapp für ein paar Stunden hängengeblieben. Nach King Crab und anderen Besichtigungen haben wir auch hier vorbei geschaut. Schöne Kirche, danke fürs Herlotzen. THX4$

31. agosto 2018 LadyHorst ha trovato la geocache

Heute kamen wir in Hånningsvag vorbei und entdeckten diesen virtuellen Cache, dessen Logbuch leer war. Das müssen geändert werden!

31. agosto 2018 LordHorst ha trovato la geocache

Auf unserer Tour durch Honningsvåg kamen wir hier vorbei. Es war sehr windig heute und ab und an hat es etwas aufgefrischt, aber sowas kann einen Cacher ja nicht schrecken. ;)

14. agosto 2012 Harleywaa ha trovato la geocache

Auf unserer tollen Nordkap-Tour sind wir auch hierher gekommen und haben die Frage beantworten können.

DANKE