Ranem Church

Ranem Church (Norwegian: Ranem kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ranemsletta. It is the church for the Ranem parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. [1]

Ranem Church
Ranem kirke
View of the church
Ranem Church
Location of the church
Ranem Church
Ranem Church (Norway)
64.4935°N 11.9514°E / 64.4935; 11.9514
LocationOverhalla, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1187
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishRanem
DeaneryNamdal prosti
DioceseNidaros

History

The medieval era, marble and stone church was built in a long church style in the mid-12th century, likely around the year 1187. The church seats about 200 people. The church is built of stone from local quarries and was designed in Romanesque style. The altarpiece is from 1678. The church suffered fire damage in 1899 and was rebuilt the following year. It was completely restored in the late 1950. [2] [3][4] [5]

See also
  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References
  1. "Ranem kirke". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. "Ranem kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Ranem kirke" (in Norwegian). Midtre Namdal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  5. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2017-11-05). "Ranem kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.