Løkken Church

Løkken Church (Norwegian: Løkken kirke) is a parish church in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in a rural area between the nearby villages of Bjørnli and Løkken Verk. It is the church for the Løkken parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1929 by the architect Roar Tønseth. The church seats about 170 people. The church was consecrated on 13 September 1929 as a chapel. In 1999, the chapel was upgraded in status to that of a full parish church. From 1929 until 2011, the church was owned by the Orkla Group, but in 2012 it was taken over by the municipal church council. In 2011 when the transfer of ownership was approved, it was the only remaining church in Norway that was still privately owned.[1][2][3]

Løkken Church
Løkken kirke
View of the church
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Location of the church
Løkken Church
Løkken Church (Norway)
63.1269°N 09.6827°E / 63.1269; 09.6827
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated13 Sep 1929
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Roar Tønseth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1929
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLøkken
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

See also

References
  1. "Løkken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. "Løkken kirke" (in Norwegian). Meldal og Løkken menigheter. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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