Kvenvær Church
| Kvenvær Church | |
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| Kvenvær kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Kvenvær Church Location of the church  Kvenvær Church Kvenvær Church (Norway) | |
| 63°31′47″N 8°22′54″E / 63.5298°N 08.3818°ECoordinates: 63°31′47″N 8°22′54″E / 63.5298°N 08.3818°E | |
| Location | Hitra, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Nils Ryjord |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kvenvær |
| Deanery | Orkdal |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
Kvenvær Church (Norwegian: Kvenvær kirke) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvenvær on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra. It is the main church for the Kvenvær parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1909 by the architect Nils Ryjord. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
History
The decision to build the church was done by royal decree on 14 March 1908 and the church was built on the Steine farm at the village of Kvenvær. The new church was consecrated in 1909 and it replaced the Old Kvenvær Church which was located on the island of Hakkebuøya, located off shore west of the village of Kvenvær on the island of Hitra. The old church stood there from the mid-15th century until 1934 when it was deconstructed and moved to the village of Forsnes where it was rebuilt and named Forsnes Chapel.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kvenvær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Kvenvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
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