Skaun Church

Skaun Church
Skaun kirke / Venn kirke
View of the church
Skaun Church
Location of the church
Skaun Church
Skaun Church (Norway)
63°15′04″N 10°03′05″E / 63.2511°N 10.0514°E / 63.2511; 10.0514Coordinates: 63°15′04″N 10°03′05″E / 63.2511°N 10.0514°E / 63.2511; 10.0514
Location Skaun, Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architectural type Long church
Style Gothic
Completed 1183
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Stone / bricks
Administration
Parish Skaun
Deanery Orkdal
Diocese Nidaros

Skaun Church (Norwegian: Skaun kirke, historically: Venn kirke) is a parish church in Skaun municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skaun. It is the church for the Skaun parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. [1]

The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the year 1183 and designed by an unknown architect. The altarpiece of oak dates from the early 1200s. The pulpit was sculpted in 1665. The church bell dates from 1754. The church seats about 250 people. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Skaun kirke". Kulturminnesok. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Skaun kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Skaun kirke" (in Norwegian). Skaun kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


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