Borge Church

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 by the architect Knut Gjernes. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 31 May 1987.

Borge Church
Borge kirke
View of the church
Borge Church Location of the church Borge Church Borge Church (Norway)
68.2448°N 13.7708°E
Location	Vestvågøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	Before 1335
Consecrated	31 May 1987
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Knut Gjernes
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Completed	1987
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Parish	Borge
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

Borge Church is first mentioned in written sources in a document from 1335. There likely have been six churches on this site over the centuries. A medieval church was torn down and replaced in 1659, probably a cruciform log church. It was repaired extensively in 1702, but it was torn down and replaced in 1730. This new church was a timber-framed long church. About 40 years later, cross-arms were constructed, giving the building a cruciform design. Another church in Borge was built from 1798–1801. During the construction in 1798, a large storm hit and knocked down the church, so the construction had to start over. That church was rebuilt in 1877 but it burned down in 1896. A new church was consecrated in 1898. That church burned down 14 February 1983. The present church was built in 1986 to replace the previous one.[3][4]

Media gallery

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  Seen from Lofotr Vikingmuseum
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  Interior
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  Altar and organ

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Borge kirke, Vestvågøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
3. "Borge menighet". Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
4. "Borge kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-03.