Rissa Church

Rissa Church
Rissa kirke
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63°36′21″N 10°00′45″E / 63.60587411°N 10.012420714°E / 63.60587411; 10.012420714
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1888
Consecrated26 Oct 1888
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1888 (136 years ago) (1888)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishRissa
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85303

Rissa Church (Norwegian: Rissa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leira, just northeast of the village of Årnset. It is one of the churches for the Rissa parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, stone church was built in a long church style in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm (1828-1898).[1] The church seats about 650 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ Eldal, Jens Christian. "Carl J. Bergstrøm". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Rissa kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.