Horg Church

Horg Church
Horg kirke
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63°08′14″N 10°15′17″E / 63.1371001028°N 10.25459790224°E / 63.1371001028; 10.25459790224
LocationMelhus, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated22 Nov 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1893 (131 years ago) (1893)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryGauldal prosti
ParishHorg
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84631

Horg Church (Norwegian: Horg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Melhus municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Lundamo, on the east side of the European route E06 highway and the river Gaula. It is the church for the Horg parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Horg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Horg kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.