Borre Church

Borre Church
Borre kirke
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59°22′56″N 10°27′35″E / 59.38234385°N 10.4598448°E / 59.38234385; 10.4598448
LocationHorten Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1100
Consecratedc. 1100
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1100
(924 years ago)
 (1100)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryNord-Jarlsberg prosti
ParishBorre
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID75510

Borre Church (Norwegian: Borre kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borre. It is one of the churches for the Borre parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Borre kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 February 2024.