Balsfjord Church

Church in Troms, Norway

69°18′40″N 19°20′48″E / 69.311207°N 19.346637°E / 69.311207; 19.346637LocationBalsfjord Municipality, TromsCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1856Consecrated19 Oct 1856ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Christian Heinrich GroschArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1856 (168 years ago) (1856)SpecificationsCapacity400MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNord-HålogalandDeanerySenja prostiParishBalsfjord

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID83848

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

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

References

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