Balsfjord Church Explained

Balsfjord Church
Fullname:Balsfjord kirke
Coordinates:69.3112°N 19.3466°W
Location:Balsfjord Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Balsfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1856
Consecrated Date:19 Oct 1856
Architect:Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:400

Balsfjord Church (Norwegian: Balsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balsfjord kirke . 2018-07-21 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-21 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.