Meldal Church

Meldal Church (Norwegian: Meldal kirke) is a parish church in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meldal. It is the church for the Meldal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1988 by the architect John Mosand. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Meldal Church
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63.0445°N 09.7197°E / 63.0445; 09.7197
Location	Orkland, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1651
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	John Mosand
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1988
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Meldal
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

The church at Meldal was originally built in 1651 by the architect Ole Jonsen Hindrum. On 16 June 1981, the old church burned to the ground. It was decided to rebuild the church using the same design from 1651, rather than building a more modern building. The new church was completed in 1988.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Meldal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
3. "Meldal kirke" (in Norwegian). Løkken og Meldal menigheter. Retrieved 2018-01-30.