Heggvik Church
Heggvik Church or Stjørna Church (Norwegian: Heggvik kirke / Sjørna kirke) is a parish church in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Stjørnfjorden in the village of Høybakken, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Botngård. It is one of the churches for the Bjugn parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
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| Heggvik kirke / Stjørna kirke | |
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| Location | Ørland, 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 | Long church |
| Completed | 1858 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjugn |
| Deanery | Fosen |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1858 based upon designs by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865). The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- "Hegvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- "Bjugn kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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