Horg Church

Horg Church (Norwegian: Horg kirke) is a parish church in Melhus municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Lundamo, on the east side of the European route E06 highway and the river Gaula. It is the church for the Horg parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1892 by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2][3]

Horg Church
Horg kirke
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Horg Church
Location of the church
Horg Church
Horg Church (Norway)
63.1369°N 10.2572°E / 63.1369; 10.2572
LocationMelhus, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl. J. Bergstrøm
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1892
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHorg
DeaneryGauldal
DioceseNidaros

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Horg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. "Horg kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-03-19.


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