Nes Church | |
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Nes kirke | |
63°47′05″N 9°36′14″E / 63.78485238°N 09.60401120°E | |
Location | Ørland, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 18 April 1879 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Otinius Forbrægd |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1878 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Fosen prosti |
Parish | Nes |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85118 |
Nes Church (Norwegian: Nes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nes, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village of Oksvoll and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the village of Botngård. It is the main church for the Nes parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Otinius Forbrægd. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]