Kvam Church

Kvam Church
Kvam kirke
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64°08′20″N 11°44′23″E / 64.13901612°N 11.739795506°E / 64.13901612; 11.739795506
LocationSteinkjer, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecrated13 Nov 1878
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rasmus Mentsen Overrein
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1878 (146 years ago) (1878)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
ParishKvam
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84855

Kvam Church (Norwegian: Kvam kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvam, along the lake Snåsavatnet. It is the church for the Kvam parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus M. Overrein.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kvam kirke, Steinkjer". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 April 2018.