Børsa Church

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

63°19′31″N 10°04′22″E / 63.32525704745°N 10.072715431°E / 63.32525704745; 10.072715431LocationSkaun, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Viggen kirkeStatusParish churchFounded13th centuryConsecrated26 Nov 1857ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Christian Heinrich GroschArchitectural typeLong churchStyleNeo-GothicCompleted1857 (167 years ago) (1857)SpecificationsCapacity380MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryOrkdal prostiParishBørsa

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Børsa Church (Norwegian: Børsa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skaun municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Børsa. It is the church for the Børsa parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1857 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 380 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Børsa was likely a stave church that was located at Viggja (historically spelled Viggen), about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the northwest of the present church site. The medieval church owned some silver from England that was dated from around the year 1230 which means the church may have been established some time in the 13th century. Because of its location historically, this church was formerly known as Viggen Church.^[4]^[5]

In 1668, the old medieval stave church was torn down and replaced with a log building in a fairly rare Y-shaped floor plan. In 1853, it was decided to move the church site to the more populous village of Børsa, so planning began for a new church. From 1856 to 1857, a new church was built in the village of Børsa, about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the southeast of the old medieval site. After the new church was completed in 1857, the old Y-shaped church was torn down. The new church was consecrated on 26 November 1857.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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References

^ "Børsa kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Skaun kirke" (in Norwegian). Skaun kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Børsa gamle kirkested - Viggja" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Børsa kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Børsa kirkested / Børsa kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 June 2021.