Hemne Church

Hemne Church (Norwegian: Hemne kirke) is a parish church in Heim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kyrksæterøra. It is the church for the Hemne parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Hemne Church
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63.2872°N 09.0793°E / 63.2872; 09.0793
Location	Heim, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	29 June 1817
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jakob Kirkebygger
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1817
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hemne
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

The old Hemne Church of Saint Margrethae burned down on the night of the 14th and 15 December 1815, and it was quickly replaced with the present church building. Construction on the wooden, white, octagonal building began in March 1816 and was completed and consecrated on 29 June 1817. The church was built by a man called Jakob Kirkebygger ("Jacob the church builder"). The present church sits on the same site as the old church, with a graveyard surrounding the church.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Hemne kirke, Hemne". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
3. "Hemne Kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. Retrieved 2011-04-08.