Orkanger Church | |
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Orkanger kirke | |
63°18′36″N 9°51′04″E / 63.309907162°N 09.8512440919°E | |
Location | Orkland, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Orkedalsørens kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1892 |
Consecrated | 28 April 1892 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Thams |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1892 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Orkdal prosti |
Parish | Orkanger |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85234 |
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]