Fillan Church

Fillan Church
Fillan kirke
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63°36′26″N 8°58′29″E / 63.607343064°N 08.9746928215°E / 63.607343064; 08.9746928215
LocationHitra, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated16 September 1789
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)F. Bertelsen Ødegaard
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1789 (235 years ago) (1789)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishHitra og Fillan
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84133

Fillan Church (Norwegian: Fillan kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fillan on the east coast of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the Hitra og Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1789 using plans drawn up by the architect Fredrich Bertelsen Ødegaard. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Fillan kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 February 2018.