Hallaren Church

Hallaren Church (Norwegian: Hallaren kirke) is a parish church in Frøya municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island of Frøya. It is one of the churches for the Frøya 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 1881 by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 400 people. This was the main church for the old municipality of Sør-Frøya which existed prior to 1964.[1][2]

Hallaren Church
Hallaren kirke
View of the church
Hallaren Church
Location of the church
Hallaren Church
Hallaren Church (Norway)
63.6771°N 08.6186°E / 63.6771; 08.6186
LocationFrøya, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Sør-Frøya Church
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1881
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFrøya
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Hallaren kirke, Frøya". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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