Ranem Church

Ranem Church (Norwegian: Ranem kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ranemsletta. It is the church for the Ranem parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. [1]

Ranem Church
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64.4935°N 11.9514°E / 64.4935; 11.9514
Location	Overhalla, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	c. 1187
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Ranem
Deanery	Namdal prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

History

The medieval era, marble and stone church was built in a long church style in the mid-12th century, likely around the year 1187. The church seats about 200 people. The church is built of stone from local quarries and was designed in Romanesque style. The altarpiece is from 1678. The church suffered fire damage in 1899 and was rebuilt the following year. It was completely restored in the late 1950. [2] [3][4] [5]

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See also

• List of churches in Trøndelag

References

1. "Ranem kirke". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
2. "Ranem kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
4. "Ranem kirke" (in Norwegian). Midtre Namdal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
5. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2017-11-05). "Ranem kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.