Balsfjord Church

Balsfjord Church
Balsfjord kirke
View of the church
69°18′40″N19°20′48″E / 69.311207°N 19.346637°E / 69.311207; 19.346637
Location	Balsfjord Municipality, Troms
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1856
Consecrated	19 Oct 1856
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1856(169 years ago) (1856)
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Senja prosti
Parish	Balsfjord
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	83848

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]}

Media gallery

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  Balsfjord Church in October 2015
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  Balsfjord Church and nearby environment in October 2015
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  Balsfjord Church and in November 2014

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

References

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