Orkanger Church

Orkanger Church
Orkanger kirke
Orkanger Church
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Location Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical
History
Founded 1892
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Christian Thams
Specifications
Capacity 200
Administration
Parish Orkdal
Deanery Orkdal
Diocese Diocese of Nidaros

Orkanger Church (Norwegian: Orkanger kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the municipal center, Orkanger, near the Trondheimsfjord.[1]

The stone church (originally called Orkedalsorens kirke) was built in 1892, and it was consecrated on 28 April 1892 by the dean, Brodahl. The architect who designed the church was Christian Thams. The church is located in the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kirken på Orkanger" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/orkanger/hovedsideorkangerkrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  2. ^ "Vigslingen" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/orkanger/vigslingenorkangerkrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31.