Fillan Church

Fillan Church
Fillan kirke
View of the church
Fillan Church
Location of the church
Fillan Church
Fillan Church (Norway)
63°36′27″N 8°58′29″E / 63.6074°N 08.9747°E / 63.6074; 08.9747Coordinates: 63°36′27″N 8°58′29″E / 63.6074°N 08.9747°E / 63.6074; 08.9747
Location Hitra, Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated 16 September 1789
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) F. Bertelsen Ødegaard
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed 1789
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Fillan
Deanery Orkdal
Diocese Nidaros

Fillan Church (Norwegian: Fillan kirke) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fillan on the east coast of the island of Hitra. It is the main church for the Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1789 by the architect Fredrich Bertelsen Ødegaard. The church seats about 400 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1789, which makes it the oldest existing church on the island of Hitra.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Fillan kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. "Fillan kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
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