Buvik Church

Buvik Church
Buvik kirke
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63°18′34″N 10°11′13″E / 63.3093975479°N 10.1869936287°E / 63.3093975479; 10.1869936287
LocationSkaun, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
ConsecratedSept 1823
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1819 (205 years ago) (1819)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishBuvik
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83975

Buvik Church (Norwegian: Buvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skaun municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Buvika. It is the church for the Buvik parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1819 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]

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