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Borg Modern Church

Site/Artefact Borge Church Type Modern Church Site Number Nr. 23 NGO Grid Reference 22941,7 1141881,2 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Description
Borge Church is situated in Vestvågøy, in the centre of Lofoten. The church is situated on top of a hill- and can easily be seen from the main road E 10, close to the Viking Museum Lofotr in Borg.

There has been a church at Borge since the early Middle Ages. Many different church buildings, most with a short lifespan. The previous Borge Church was consecrated in 1898 and burned to the ground during a winter storm in February 1983. The new church, designed by the local architect Knut Gjernes and built in cast concrete with a roof construction of glued wood, was consecrated in 1987. With its upward-thrusting character the building stands in harmony with the surrounding mountain peaks. The church itself is fan-shaped and contains 350-450 seats.

Borge Church is a modern church, and in addition to the church-room there are offices, kitchen and congregation's hall and a great deal of the voluntary work in the congregation is also done in the building. We are Lutherans, and belong to the Church of Norway. In the summertime the church will be open for those who need a break from driving. We can offer you a cup of coffee, peace and quiet in the church room, guided tour if you like, and maybe some time to meditate by organ-music. There is a lot of space in and outside the church for children to move - if they are tired of sitting in a car.

Excavation Details
Not Available

Access/Ownership
Public access

References

• Text written by Borge Church Vicar: Frode Wigum

Vestvågøy Sites and Artefacts

1. Borg 2. Buksnesfjorden 3. Bøstad 4. Eggum 5. Einangen 6. Eltoft 7. Holsneset 8. Holsøya 9. Kvalnes 10. Moland 11. Nykmark 12. Skjerpen 13. Trollsteinen 14. Uttakleiv 15. Vendalsjord 16. The Stone Crosses 17. Malnes 18. Borg Burial Mounds 19. Borg Burial Mounds 20. Borg Roman House Site 21. Borg House Remains I:Ia 23. Borg I:Ib 24. Borg House Remains 25. Borg - Midden

26. Borg House Site 27. Borg House Sites 28. Borg Farm Ruins 29. Borg Medieval Sites 30. Borg Burial Mounds 31. Borg Possible Settlement 32. Borg Medieval House Site 33. Borg Boat Houses 34. Burial Mound 35. Burial Mound 36. Borg Burial Mound 37. Borg Modern Church 38. Bøstad Burial Cairn 39. Bøstad Removed Burials 40. Bøstad - Courtyard 41. Boat House and Burial 42. Bøstad House Sites 43. Bøstad Farm Mound 44. Rystad Boat Houses 45. Rystad Burial Mound 46. Burial and Farm Mound 47. Rystad Burial Mound 48. Rystad - Burials 49. Rystad Burial Cairn 50. Handberg Charcoal-Pits

51. Handberg Farm Mound 52. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 1 53. Handberg Charcoal Pit -2 54. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 3 55. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 4 56. Handberg Charcoal Pits 57. Handberg Charcoal Pit 58. Vendalsjord 59. Lie Burial Mound 60. Lie Boat House 61. Lie 62. Løvdal 63. Borgfjord Indre 64. Sletteng 65. Borgfjord Ytre 66. Ytre Borgfjord - Burial 67. Borgfjord Ytre 68. Ytre Borgfjord 69. Borgfjord Ytre 70. Hagvåg Boat House 71. Hagvåg Burial Mound 72. Hagvåg Bridge Construction 73. Evjen Farm Mound

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