Borge Church

Borge Church
Borge kirke
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68°14′41″N 13°46′15″E / 68.24477386°N 13.7707596°E / 68.24477386; 13.7707596
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedBefore 1335
Consecrated31 May 1987
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Gjernes
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1987 (37 years ago) (1987)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryLofoten prosti
ParishBorge
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83928

Borge Church (Norwegian: Borge kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just outside of the village of Bøstad on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Borge parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red and white concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1986 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Gjernes. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 31 May 1987.

  1. ^ "Borge kirke, Vestvågøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.