Lensvik Church

Lensvik Church
Lensvik kirke
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63°30′53″N 9°48′24″E / 63.5147916020°N 09.806689918°E / 63.5147916020; 09.806689918
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1863
Consecrated26 Oct 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishAgdenes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84287

Lensvik Church (Norwegian: Lensvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lensvik, along the Trondheimsfjord, just north of Selbekken. It is one of the three churches for the Agdenes 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 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lensvik kirke, Agdenes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 February 2018.