Geitastrand Church | |
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Geitastrand kirke | |
63°21′54″N 9°55′32″E / 63.365079528°N 09.9254943430°E | |
Location | Orkland, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1859 |
Consecrated | 3 Nov 1859 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Swiss chalet style |
Completed | 1859 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 250 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Orkdal prosti |
Parish | Geitastrand |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84238 |
Geitastrand Church (Norwegian: Geitastrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geitastrand, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the town of Orkanger. It is the church for the Geitastrand 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 1859 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]