Skatval Church

Skatval Church (Norwegian: Skatval kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skatval. It is the church for the Skatval parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 by the architect Johan Th. Wæhre. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Skatval Church
Skatval kirke
View of the church
Skatval Church
Location of the church
Skatval Church
Skatval Church (Norway)
63.5121°N 10.8615°E / 63.5121; 10.8615
LocationStjørdal, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johan Th. Wæhre
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1901
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSkatval
DeaneryStjørdal prosti
DioceseNidaros

History

This church was built to replace the Old Skatval Church, which was built in 1767 and demolished in 1901. That previous church was built in 1767 to replace the historic Auran Church and Fløan Church.[3]

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See also
  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References
  1. "Skatval kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Skatval kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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