Harran Church
Harran Church (Norwegian: Harran kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Harran. It is the main church for the Harran parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1874 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] The church was built to replace the old Gløshaug Church which was getting to be too small and in need of repair.[3]
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| Harran kirke | |
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| Location | Grong, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Harran |
| Deanery | Namdal prosti |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
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See also
- List of churches in Trøndelag
References
- "Harran kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Den norske kirke i Grong" (in Norwegian). Grong kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
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