Otterøy Church

Otterøy Church
Otterøy kirke
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Otterøy Church
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Otterøy Church
Otterøy Church (Norway)
64°30′39″N 11°17′53″E / 64.5109°N 11.2980°E / 64.5109; 11.2980Coordinates: 64°30′39″N 11°17′53″E / 64.5109°N 11.2980°E / 64.5109; 11.2980
Location Namsos, Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type Octagonal
Completed 1858
Specifications
Capacity 350
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Otterøy
Deanery Namdal prosti
Diocese Nidaros

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 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Otterøy kirke, Namsos". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Otterøy Kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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