Kvenvær Church

Kvenvær Church (Norwegian: Kvenvær kirke) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvenvær on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the Kvenvær og Sandstad 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 1909 by the architect Nils Ryjord. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Kvenvær Church
Kvenvær kirke
View of the church
Kvenvær Church
Location of the church
Kvenvær Church
Kvenvær Church (Norway)
63.5298°N 08.3818°E / 63.5298; 08.3818
LocationHitra, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Ryjord
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1909
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKvenvær og Sandstad
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

History

The decision to build the church was done by royal decree on 14 March 1908 and the church was built on the Steine farm at the village of Kvenvær. The new church was consecrated in 1909 and it replaced the Old Kvenvær Church which was located on the island of Hakkebuøya, located off shore west of the village of Kvenvær on the island of Hitra. The old church stood there from the mid-15th century until 1934 when it was deconstructed and moved to the village of Forsnes where it was rebuilt and named Forsnes Chapel.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kvenvær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. "Kvenvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
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