Åsen Church

Åsen Church (Norwegian: Åsen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åsen. It is the church for the Åsen parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church plan and in a Swiss chalet style in 1904 by the architect O. Røising. The church seats about 400 people. This church was built to replace the old church that had burned down in 1902.[1][2][3]

Åsen Church
Åsen kirke
View of the church
Åsen Church
Location of the church
Åsen Church
Åsen Church (Norway)
63.6065°N 11.0382°E / 63.6065; 11.0382
LocationLevanger, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)O. Røising
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1904
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishÅsen
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
DioceseNidaros
  • Side view (2016)
  • Front view (2016)
  • Front view (c. 1920s)
  • Interior view
  • Interior, altar, and pulpit
  • Church and surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. "Åsen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. "Åsen kirke" (in Norwegian). Sør-Innherad prosti. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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