Balsfjord Church

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Balsfjord Church
Balsfjord kirke
Balsfjord church.JPG
View of the church
Coordinates: 69°18���40″N 19°20′48″E / 69.311207°N 19.346637°E / 69.311207; 19.346637
LocationBalsfjord Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1856
Consecrated19 Oct 1856
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1856 (165 years ago) (1856)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBalsfjord
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83848

Balsfjord Church (Norwegian: Balsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at Balsfjord, just north of the village of Tennes. It is one of the churches for the Balsfjord parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1856 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Media gallery[]

  • Balsfjord Church in October 2015

  • Balsfjord Church and nearby environment in October 2015

  • Balsfjord Church and in November 2014

  • Balsfjord Church and nearby environment in November 2014

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References[]

  1. ^ "Balsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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