Fagerhaug Church

Fagerhaug Church (Norwegian: Fagerhaug kirke) is a parish church in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fagerhaug in the northern part of Oppdal. It is the church for the Fagerhaug parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1921 by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

Fagerhaug Church
Fagerhaug kirke
View of the church
Fagerhaug Church
Location of the church
Fagerhaug Church
Fagerhaug Church (Norway)
62.6566°N 09.8768°E / 62.6566; 09.8768
LocationOppdal, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1959
Consecrated13 September 1959
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)John Egil Tverdahl
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1921
Specifications
Capacity150
Administration
ParishFagerhaug
DeaneryGauldal
DioceseNidaros

History

The church was built in 1921 as a Baptist church, and it wasn't until 1959 that the building was purchased by the Church of Norway. The building was consecrated as a chapel on 13 September 1959 and it later became designated as a parish church.[3]

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See also
  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References
  1. "Fagerhaug kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. "Fagerhaug kirke" (in Norwegian). Oppdal kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2013-05-16.


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