Selbu Church

Selbu Church
Selbu kirke
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63°12′59″N 11°02′33″E / 63.216341419°N 11.042399704°E / 63.216341419; 11.042399704
LocationSelbu, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Consecratedc. 1150
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completedc. 1150
(874 years ago)
 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStjørdal prosti
ParishSelbu
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85415

Selbu Church (Norwegian: Selbu kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Selbu municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mebonden. It is one of the churches for the Selbu parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church seats about 550 people. The white, stone church was built in a cruciform style around the year 1150 under designs by an unknown architect.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Selbu kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 March 2018.