Dun Church

Dun Church
Dun kirke
View of the church
Dun Church Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°39′26″N 11°15′41″E / 64.6571°N 11.2615°E / 64.6571; 11.2615
Location	Fosnes, Nord-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Consecrated	24 July 1949
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Arne Sørvig
Completed	1949
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Fosnes
Deanery	Namdal
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Dun Church (Norwegian: Dun kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Fosnes in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dun on the island of Jøa. The church is part of the Fosnes parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church building was constructed in 1949 and it was consecrated on 24 July 1949 by the Bishop Arne Fjellbu. The building was designed by the architect Arne Sørvig, and it seats about 400 people.^[1][2]

History

The present church is the second one on the site. The first church at Dun was consecrated in 1900, but burned down after a lightning strike on 10 July 1944. The present church was built a few years later to replace it. Before Dun, the local church was located in Fosnavågen on the northeast coast of the island of Jøa (where Fosnes Chapel is now located). A church has been at that site since around 1250. After the church there burned down in 1896, there was much debate about where the main church for Fosnes would be located, and the present site at Dun was chosen.

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Trøndelag

References

1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
2. ^ "Dun kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Dun-kirke. Retrieved 2011-09-23.