Orkanger Church

Orkanger Church
Orkanger kirke
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63°18′36″N 9°51′04″E / 63.309907162°N 09.8512440919°E / 63.309907162; 09.8512440919
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Orkedalsørens kirke
StatusParish church
Founded1892
Consecrated28 April 1892
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Thams
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1892 (132 years ago) (1892)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishOrkanger
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85234

Orkanger Church (Norwegian: Orkanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Orkanger, near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Orkanger parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church (originally called Orkedalsørens kirke) was built in a long church style in 1892 by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

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