Børselv Church

Børselv Church (Norwegian: Børselv kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Børselv. It is an annex church for the Porsanger parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1958 by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 300 people. Originally it was a Sami mission chapel, called Børselv kapell, but today it is a regular parish church.[1][2]

Børselv Church
Børselv kirke
View of the church
Børselv Church
Location of the church
Børselv Church
Børselv Church (Norway)
70.3172°N 25.5422°E / 70.3172; 25.5422
LocationPorsanger, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Børselv kapell
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Valdemar Scheel Hansteen
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1958
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishPorsanger
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Finnmark

References

  1. "Børselv kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-23.


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