Kvam Church

Kvam Church (Norwegian: Kvam kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvam, along the lake Snåsavatnet. It is the church for the Kvam parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1878 by the architect Rasmus M. Overrein.[1][2]

This article is about a church in Trøndelag county, Norway. For the church in Oppland county, Norway, see Kvam Church (Nord-Fron).

Kvam Church
Kvam kirke
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64.1391°N 11.7391°E / 64.1391; 11.7391
Location	Steinkjer, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	13 Nov 1878
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Rasmus Mentsen Overrein
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1878
Specifications
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Kvam
Deanery	Stiklestad prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

The church was consecrated on 13 November 1878 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund. It was built to replace the old church, which was a small stave church that stood nearby in western Kvam from 1671 until 1878.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Kvam kirke, Steinkjer". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
3. "Kvam kirke" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 2011-07-30.