Hommelvik Church

Summary

Hommelvik Church (Norwegian: Hommelvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. It is one of the churches for the Hommelvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architects Johan Wæhre and Osvald Magnus Günther. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]

Hommelvik Church
Hommelvik kirke
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63°24′39″N 10°47′51″E / 63.410826762°N 10.7973887622°E / 63.410826762; 10.7973887622
LocationMalvik, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1886
Consecrated25 May 1887
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johan Wæhre
Osvald Magnus Günther
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1886 (138 years ago) (1886)
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStjørdal prosti
ParishHommelvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84621

History edit

 
View of the church (2017)

The first church in Hommelvik was built in 1886. The new church was consecrated on 25 May 1887 by the Bishop Niels Laache. In 1950, the church was extensively restored under the direction of John Egil Tverdahl.[3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Hommelvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kirker og kirkegårder" (in Norwegian). Malvik kommune. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Hommelvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.