Kvæfjord Church
| Kvæfjord Church | |
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| Kvæfjord kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Kvæfjord Church Location in Troms  Kvæfjord Church Location in Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°46′18″N 16°11′02″E / 68.7717°N 16.1838°E | |
| Location | Kvæfjord, Troms |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 30 July 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Style | Neo-gothic |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kvæfjord |
| Deanery | Trondenes prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Kvæfjord Church (Norwegian: Kvæfjord kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Kvæfjord in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borkenes. The church is part of the Kvæfjord parish in the Trondenes deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1867 and it seats about 550 people. It was consecrated on 30 July 1867. The architect was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kvæfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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