Ørland Church
| Ørland Church | |
|---|---|
| Ørland kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Ørland Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag  Ørland Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°41′30″N 9°39′04″E / 63.6916°N 9.6510°E | |
| Location | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1342 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Carl Riiber |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 370 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ørland |
| Deanery | Fosen |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Ørland Church (Norwegian: Ørland kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the city of Brekstad, along the Trondheimsfjord on the mainland of Ørland.[1]
The church is part of the Ørland parish in the Fosen deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The other church in the parish is the Storfosna Church on the island of Storfosna.
The church was built in 1342 out of stone. The 2-foot (0.61 m) thick walls are whitewashed stone. None of the original furnishings remain, but the walls are original.
Media gallery
Baptismal font
Altar
Gallery
Pulpit
See also
References
Church of Norway churches in the Fosen deanery, Trøndelag, Norway | ||
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 | Fosen deanery in Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Fosen deanery in Sør-Trøndelag | ||
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