Ballangen Church

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Ballangen Church 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 in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect Høyer Ellefsen. The church seats about 280 people. The building was consecrated on 6 June 1923 by Bishop Johan Støren. The church holds worship services two or three Sundays each month. ()

Local name: Ballangen kirke Completed: 1923 (101 years ago)Capacity: 280Coordinates: 68°20'23"N, 16°49'13"E

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NordlandNorway

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Ballangen Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kjeldebotn Church, Storvatnet, Langvatnet.

6.1 miNW
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Kjeldebotn Church
156 min walk • Kjeldebotn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjeldebotn.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Storvatnet
154 min walk • Storvatnet or Ránujávri is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 9.76-square-kilometre lake is located about 8 kilometres east of the village of Ballangen.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Langvatnet
127 min walk • Langvatnet or Guovddelisjávrre is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 14.36-square-kilometre lake is located northwest of the lake Sijdasjávrre and south of the lake Geitvatnet in the southeastern part of Ballangen, about 3 kilometres from the border with Sweden.