Kjeldebotn Church

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Kjeldebotn Church
Kjeldebotn kirke
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Kjeldebotn Church
68°24′20″N16°39′38″E / 68.4054171°N 16.6604490°E / 68.4054171; 16.6604490 Coordinates: 68°24′20″N16°39′38″E / 68.4054171°N 16.6604490°E / 68.4054171; 16.6604490
Location Narvik Municipality, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1956
Consecrated 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Liv and Alf Bugge
Architectural type Long church
Completed1956(65 years ago) (1956)
Specifications
Capacity200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Ballangen
Deanery Ofoten prosti
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84782

Kjeldebotn Church (Norwegian : Kjeldebotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjeldebotn. It is one of the churches for the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architects Liv and Alf Bugge. The church seats about 200 people. [1] [2] The church holds at least one worship service each month. [3]

View of the church from a distance Kjeldebotn kirkested.jpg
View of the church from a distance

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References

  1. "Kjeldebotn kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Kirken" (in Norwegian). Ballangen kommune. Retrieved 22 May 2012.