Lensvik Church

Lensvik Church (Norwegian: Lensvik kirke) is a parish church in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lensvik, along the Trondheimsfjord, just north of Selbekken. It is one of the three churches for the Agdenes 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 1863 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

Lensvik Church
Lensvik kirke
View of the church
Lensvik Church
Location of the church
Lensvik Church
Lensvik Church (Norway)
63.5148°N 09.8060°E / 63.5148; 09.8060
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishAgdenes
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

The church was built so that people living in the Lensvik district of the old municipality of Rissa could have a church closer to them that wouldn't require them to cross the Trondheimsfjorden to get to church. The church was consecrated on 26 October 1863 by the Bishop Andreas Grimelund.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Lensvik kirke, Agdenes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. "Lensvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Agdenes kommune. Retrieved 2018-02-04.


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