Ballangen Church
Ballangen Church (Norwegian: Ballangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ballangen. 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 1923 by the architect Høyer Ellefsen. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 6 June 1923 by Bishop Johan Støren. The church holds worship services two or three Sundays each month.[3]
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| Ballangen kirke | |
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| Location | Narvik Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 6 June 1923 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Høyer Ellefsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 280 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ballangen |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
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References
- "Ballangen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- "Kirken" (in Norwegian). Ballangen kommune. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
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