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
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63.5121°N 10.8615°E / 63.5121; 10.8615
Location	Stjørdal, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johan Th. Wæhre
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1901
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Skatval
Deanery	Stjørdal prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

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]

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.