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Ballangen Church

Ballangen Church (Norwegian: Ballangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ballangen. It is one of the churches for the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect Høyer Ellefsen. The church seats about 280 people. The building was consecrated on 6 June 1923 by Bishop Johan Støren. The church holds worship services two or three Sundays each month. Media gallery See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Levanger Church

Levanger Church (Norwegian: Levanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the town of Levanger, along the road Kirkegata. It is the main church for the Levanger parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, plastered brick church was built during 1902 in a long church design in an Art Nouveau style using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Norum (1852-1911). The church seats about 550 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was likely built much earlier. In chapter 12 of the historical book Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, an Icelandic saga, hints are given about a church in Levanger as Gunnlaug died after a fight and was buried by this church. The incidents took place around the year 1008. Thus, it is possible that a wooden church was built in Levanger around the year 1000. The first church was located on the same site as the present day church. Not much is known about that church. The existing historical records from the 1400s state that the church was a Romanesque stone church that was likely built around the year 1160. It had a rectangular nave with a narrower, rectangular chancel. On 16 June 1692, the church was struck by lightning and all the wooden parts of the building burned down. Soon after the fire, the church was rebuilt and restored using the remaining stone walls. This effort was led by Ole Jonsen Hindrum. The church, like other Norwegian churches, was sold during the Norwegian church auction in the 1720s by the King of Denmark-Norway to pay debts from the Great Northern War. During this time of private ownership, the church suffered from poor maintenance to such an extent that the private owner was convicted of this in 1780. The congregation bought it back in 1782. In 1868, the old church was torn down and a new wooden long church was built on the old foundations. The new church was designed by Håkon Mosling and it was completed in 1870, but unfortunately, it burned down in 1877 during a city-wide fire. Another wooden long church was built on the same foundation in 1880. That church had a Swiss chalet style and it was designed by Carl J. Bergstrøm. Unfortunately, that building burned down in 1897 during another city-wide fire. After that, a new plastered brick church was built on the same site and it was consecrated in 1902. In 1952, the church received a new facelift for its 50th anniversary. From 1976-1982, the church underwent a complete restoration of the building. The altarpiece, baptismal font, and three chandeliers are from the previous church from 1870 which had burned down. The organ of the Levanger church was built by Br. Torkildsen Orgelbryggeri AS and was installed during 2003. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Steinkjer Church

Steinkjer Church (Norwegian: Steinkjer kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Steinkjer. It is the church for the Steinkjer parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, concrete church was built in a modern, basilica style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Olav S. Platou. The church seats about 550 people. History The village of Steinkjer was granted town status in 1857. Plans for a church for the town began soon afterwards. Georg Bull designed the first church which was built in 1865. It was a brick long church that was consecrated on 2 August 1865. In 1866, an organ was installed. The church initially just had a cross in the front. In 1877 it received an altarpiece. On 15 August 1900, the church burned down in a city-wide fire. After the fire, the town was rebuilt. A new church was designed by Karl Norum. It was consecrated on 21 December 1902. This was a brick, cruciform church where some old wall surfaces that survived the fire were reused. That church had 570 seats. In the 1930s, the church received stained glass windows as well as pictures of the twelve apostles on the chancel arch, made by Gabriel Kielland. The church was destroyed on 21 April 1940 during the fighting that took place in Steinkjer during World War II. Several years passed after the war was over before the church could be rebuilt. Olav Stoud Platou designed the new building which was consecrated on 25 March 1965. The entrance front is large and square and hides the roof shape and the cross section of the nave. It gives associations to the western front of the Gothic cathedrals and the dominant fronts of the Renaissance churches towards the street. The front door is made of cast bronze and crowned with the Christ monogram. According to older custom, there is also a royal monogram over the front door. Design This non-traditional long church design incorporates wood, concrete, and glass. It was designed by Olav S. Platou in 1965. The church has a 38-metre (125 ft) tall free-standing square bell tower near the main entrance. The exterior front of the church has a large square white cement facade. The church interior has white brick walls and the floor is red brick. The ceiling inside the church is shaped like the cross-section of a church bell. The roof is supported by simple columns made of pine which are stained dark. This represents a stark contrast to the white walls and pillars. The length of the church is underlined by the low windows on the long side. Steinkjer Church is inspired by several churches in Italy: San Michele, San Frediano, and San Martino. Jakob Weidemann designed 11 different stained glass windows in the church. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Otterøy Church

Otterøy Church (Norwegian: Otterøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skomsvoll on the island of Otterøya. It is the church for the Otterøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal shape with a style reminiscent of the old stave churches. The building was constructed in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1520, but the church was likely built in the early 1200s. The first church building was a probably a stave church and it was located at Vik, about 300 metres (980 ft) southwest of the present church site. Historically, the church was known as Vik Church until 1912 when it was renamed Otterøy Church. During the 1600s, the old church was torn down and replaced with a timber-framed long church on the same site. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. In 1858, a new church was built about 300 metres (980 ft) to the northeast of the old church site. The last worship service in the old church was held on 19 September 1858 and then on 29 September 1858 the new church was consecrated. Soon afterwards, the old church was torn down. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Malm Church

Malm Church (Norwegian: Malm kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Malm. It is the main church for the Malm 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 1886 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus Overrein. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was not new that year. The first church for Malm was a stave church located at Reit, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the present-day church site and it was built possibly during the 15th century. The church stood at Reit for centuries and then by the mid-1600s, the church was in poor condition so it was decided to build a new church. In 1660, a new wooden church was built at Bartnes, the 2nd largest farm in the whole parish. Bartnes is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the old church site, on the opposite site of the Beitstadsundet strait. The old church was not torn down right away, but for some time it was maintained as a burial chapel. Eventually it was taken down. The new church at Bartnes was not well maintained. In 1722, the fairly new church was renovated completely. In 1850, it was again decided to move the church. This time the church would be moved to the village of Malm (on the west side of the strait). In the fall and winter of 1850, the building was disassembled, transported across the ice on the strait, and rebuilt in the village of Malm. It was put back in to use in 1851. The cemetery that surrounded the old Bartnes church remained in use as an auxiliary cemetery (and many years later a new Bartnes Church was built on that site once again). After moving the church to Malm, the building was soon found to be too small for the congregation. A new long church was built beside the old one and it was completed in 1886. It was designed by Rasmus Overrein using the same design that was used on the nearby Kvam Church. The last worship service in the old church was on 22 August 1886. The new church was consecrated on 17 September 1886 by the Bishop Niels Laache. Afterwards, the old church was disassembled (again) and sold to a parish in Helgeland where it was rebuilt as Skålvær Church. In 1956, the church was expanded. A new church hall was added on the eastern end of the building and a basement was dug under the sacristy that houses a kitchen and bathrooms. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Trælnes Chapel

Trælnes Chapel (Norwegian: Trælnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Trælnes. It is an annex chapel in the Brønnøy parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1980. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Bjørhusdal Church

Bjørhusdal Church (Norwegian: Bjørhusdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsskogan Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the countryside about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Namsskogan. It is one of the three churches for the Namsskogan parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1970 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 120 people and it serves the northern part of the municipality. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Høylandet Church

Høylandet Church (Norwegian: Høylandet kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høylandet Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høylandet. It is the main church for the Høylandet parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built by Knut Grut in a long church style in 1860 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1543, but the church has a woven tapestry in its inventory that dates back to the late 12th century, so that the church may have been founded around that time. The first church here was a stave church that was located about 100 metres (330 ft) northwest of the present church site. The old church was known as Romstad Church and it was an annex church under the main Ranem Church. In 1597, the church was described in existing records that it was a very old church that was not used much any more and that locals used the building to dry meat inside. In 1672, the old stave church was torn down and a new building was constructed on the same site. By 1681, the new church had already seen some major damage due to settlement and a poor foundation, so major repairs were undertaken. In 1860, a new church was built about 100 metres (330 ft) southeast of the old church. The new building was consecrated on 5 September 1860. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down and its materials were sold to a builder in Namsos who used it to build an apartment building there. That apartment building burned down in 1897 during a city-wide fire. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Leka Church

Leka Church (Norwegian: Leka kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leka Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. It is the church for the Leka parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by Knudt Grudt who used plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The first church was located at Skei on the southeast coast of the island and that church is traditionally said to have been built in the year 1020. At some point that church was torn down and a new church was built at Leknes around the year 1520. This church was located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the northwest of the present church site. By the 1630s, the church had fallen into disrepair and in 1634 the church was torn down. A new church was about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southeast at Husby. Not much is known about this church. On 12 February 1864, the church was struck by lightning and it burned to the ground. Fortunately the altarpiece and some interior paintings were rescued from the church before they caught fire. After the fire, the parish negotiated purchasing the church from its private owner. In 1866, the municipality became the owner of the church and immediately began planning for a new church. The new building was constructed on the same site in 1867 and it was consecrated on 27 October 1867. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Okkenhaug Church

Okkenhaug Church (Norwegian: Okkenhaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Okkenhaug. It is the church for the Okkenhaug 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 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Andresen. The church seats about 220 people. The building was consecrated in 1893. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Værnes Church

Værnes Church (Norwegian: Værnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the town of Stjørdalshalsen, along the Stjørdalselva river, and just east of the Trondheim Airport, Værnes. It is the church for the Stjørdal parish which is also the seat of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in five stages from 1130 until 1190 by using plans drawn up by unknown architect. The church seats about 370 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1391, but the church was built before that time. The church was probably constructed during the 12th century in several stages from around 1130-1190. It is a stone building with a rectangular nave, a narrower, rectangular chancel and a tower to the west. The choir was completed around the year 1140 and the nave and base of the tower were finished around the year 1190. During a construction project in the 13th century, the tower was raised by two floors, the windows in the chancel and the nave were widened inside, and the base of the tower was likely vaulted at the same time. A sacristy was built on the north side of the choir in 1506-1507. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. The church and tower barely survived World War II. The tower is clearly visible from a long distance, and there were fears that it could be used as a landmark and would be bombed. The church was painted in camouflage colors, and was repainted in its normal white color after the war was over. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Frosta Church

Frosta Church (Norwegian: Frosta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Frosta. It is the church for the Frosta parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a Neo-Gothic cruciform style in 1866 by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. The church seats about 800 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was not new that year. The church likely built during the 14th century, but it was closed down around the time of the Reformation in Norway in 1589. The original church site was located about 275 metres (902 ft) northwest of the present church site. For several centuries there was not a church in this village and residents had to go to the nearby Logtun Church which was the only other church in the area. By the mid-1800s, the old Logtun Church was in poor condition and so there was a referendum in 1860. It was decided to close the old Logtun Church and to build the new church at Presthus, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the old church. A building permit was granted by a royal decree on 29 December 1862. The drawings used for the new church were the same ones used for Nes Church in Hallingdal, that were prepared by Georg Andreas Bull, with a few changes. The foundation wall was erected in the summer of 1864, and the following summer the timber was processed, and the construction work began under the leadership of Erik Nonstadplass. The church was consecrated by Bishop Andreas Grimelund on 24 October 1866. The new church was built about 275 metres (902 ft) southeast of the old medieval church site. The building was restored on the occasion of its 100th anniversary during 1966. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References External links Frosta kirke website
Hegra Church

Hegra Church (Norwegian: Hegra kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hegra. It is one of the churches for the Hegra parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1783 using plans drawn up by the architects Erich Must and J. Støren. The church seats about 400 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1450, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Hegra was likely a stave church that was built about 20 metres (66 ft) north of the present church. The church was possibly built during the 1300s. The old medieval church was torn down around the year 1604 and a new church was built on the same site to replace it. From 1705 to 1714, a new church was built right next to and south of the older church. The construction took a number of years. In 1714, the parish priest complained to the bishop about the fact that the snow which accumulated between the two buildings had created moisture and rot in the wood of the new church. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down. The rot that had begun in the new church must have led to a short lifespan of the building because in 1783 the church was replaced again. A new timber-framed long church was built about 15 metres (49 ft) south of the existing church. After the new church was completed, the older church was torn down. From 1875 to 1877, the church was expanded to the north and south by adding transepts so that after the addition, it had a cruciform ground plan. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References