Geitastrand Church

Geitastrand Church
Geitastrand kirke
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63°21′54″N 9°55′32″E / 63.365079528°N 09.9254943430°E / 63.365079528; 09.9254943430
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1859
Consecrated3 Nov 1859
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1859 (165 years ago) (1859)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishGeitastrand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84238

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]

  1. ^ "Geitastrand kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.