Stranda Church (Leksvik)

Stranda Church
Stranda kirke
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63°33′13″N 10°13′13″E / 63.55355067°N 10.22040858°E / 63.55355067; 10.22040858
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hindrum kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated4 May 1897
EventsChurch site moved (1897)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Guttormsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1897 (127 years ago) (1897)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishStranda
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85596

Stranda Church (Norwegian: Stranda 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 Vanvikan, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Stranda 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 1897 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Guttormsen. The church, which seats about 300 people, was consecrated on 4 May 1897.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stranda kirke, Leksvik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.