Balsfjord Church

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 the main church 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 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Balsfjord Church
Balsfjord kirke
View of the church
Balsfjord Church
Location of the church
Balsfjord Church
Balsfjord Church (Norway)
LocationBalsfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated19 October 1856
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1856
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBalsfjord
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
  • 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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See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Balsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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