Leksvik Church

Leksvik Church
Leksvik kirke
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63°40′41″N 10°37′56″E / 63.67813679°N 10.632354319°E / 63.67813679; 10.632354319
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecratedc. 1668
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Jonsen Hindrum
and Nils Olufsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1668 (356 years ago) (1668)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishLeksvik
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84286

Leksvik Church (Norwegian: Leksvik 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 Leksvik. It is the church for the Leksvik 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 1668 using plans drawn up by the architects Ole Jonsen Hindrum and Nils Olufsen. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

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