Bjugn Church

Bjugn Church
Bjugn kirke
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63°45′33″N 9°44′09″E / 63.75920989°N 09.73585438°E / 63.75920989; 09.73585438
LocationØrland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitekirken.no/bjugn
History
StatusParish church
Founded1637
Consecrated1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)John Egil Tverdahl
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1956 (68 years ago) (1956)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishBjugn
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83901

Bjugn Church (Norwegian: Bjugn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Bjugnfjorden about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Botngård. It is the main church for the Bjugn parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bjugn kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 February 2018.