Skaun Church

Skaun Church
Skaun kirke
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63°15′3.6″N 10°3′5.1″E / 63.251000°N 10.051417°E / 63.251000; 10.051417
LocationSkaun, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Venn kirke
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1170
Consecratedc. 1190
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleGothic
Completedc. 1190
(834 years ago)
 (1190)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishSkaun
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85449

Skaun Church (Norwegian: Skaun kirke, historically: Venn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skaun municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skaun. It is the church for the Skaun parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the year 1183 and designed by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

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