Brekken Church

Brekken Church (Norwegian: Brekken kirke) is a parish church in Røros municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekken, at the eastern end of the lake Aursunden. It is the church for the Brekken parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1878 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan, and it was consecrated on 17 July 1878 by the Bishop Andreas Grimelund. The building can hold about 200 people.[1][2][3]

Brekken Church
Brekken kirke
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Brekken Church
Location of the church
Brekken Church
Brekken Church (Norway)
LocationRøros, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated17 July 1878
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1878
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBrekken
DeaneryGauldal
DioceseNidaros

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Brekken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. "Brekken kirke" (in Norwegian). Røros kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2018-01-15.


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