Åfjord Church

Åfjord Church (Norwegian: Åfjord kirke) is a parish church in Åfjord municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årnes, just east of the Åfjorden and west of the lake Stordalsvatnet. It is one of two churches in the Åfjord og Stoksund 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 1879 by the architect K. Guttormsen. The church seats 430 people. It was consecrated on 9 October 1879 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund.[1][2]

Åfjord Church
Åfjord kirke
View of the church with the old church right next to it
Åfjord Church
Location of the church
Åfjord Church
Åfjord Church (Norway)
63.9670°N 10.2202°E / 63.9670; 10.2202
LocationÅfjord, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated9 Oct 1879
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)K. Guttormsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1879
Specifications
Capacity430
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishÅfjord og Stoksund
DeaneryFosen prosti
DioceseNidaros

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Åfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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