Orkdal Church

Orkdal Church (Norwegian: Orkdal kirke) is a parish church in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fannrem, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town of Orkanger. It is the church for the Orkdal parish as well as the seat of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) within the Diocese of Nidaros.[1]

Orkdal Church
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63.2643°N 09.8137°E / 63.2643; 09.8137
Location	Orkland, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl Julius Bergstrøm
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	1893
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Orkdal
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

The church site has been occupied for about 1000 years. The original church existed during the 12th century. The second church building was built around the year 1220 and it existed until 1890 when it was torn down to build a bigger building. The present building is a stone, neo-gothic church that was built in a long church style in 1893 under the direction of architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm (1828-1898). Most of the gray stone came from Munklia in Orkdal. The church seats about 450 people. [2][3] [4] [5]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Om Orkdal kirke". Orkdal Menighet. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
2. "Orkdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
4. "Kirken på Orkdal" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
5. Jens Christian Eldal. "Carl J. Bergstrøm". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

External links

• Orkdal kirke (Norske Kirkebygg)