Åfjord Church
Åfjord Church | |
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Åfjord kirke | |
View of the church with the old church right next to it | |
Åfjord Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag Åfjord Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 63°58′01″N 10°13′13″E / 63.9670°N 10.2202°E | |
Location | Sør-Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Founded | 1879 |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | K. Guttormsen |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 600 |
Administration | |
Parish | Åfjord |
Deanery | Fosen |
Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Åfjord Church (Norwegian: Åfjord kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the municipal center of Årnes, just east of the Åfjorden and west of the lake Stordalsvatnet.[1]
The church is part of the Fosen deanery and the Diocese of Nidaros. It was built in 1879, and was consecrated on 9 October 1879 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Åfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ↑ "Åfjord kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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