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Moe Church
(Orkland Church)Moe kirke 
View of the churchLocation in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°11′18″N 9°45′58″E / 63.1882°N 9.7661°E Location Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical History Founded 1867 Architecture Status Parish church Functional status Active Architect(s) O. F. Rømmesmo & Wulvig Specifications Capacity 700 Administration Parish Orkdal Deanery Orkdal Diocese Diocese of Nidaros Moe Church (Norwegian: Moe kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in Vormstad, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Orkanger. The church is located in the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.
The original church was built in 1675 in nearby Svorkmo and that church existed until 1816, when it was moved to nearby Smedshaugen. That church was replaced in 1867 when the present church was built in Moe, on the south side of Vormstad. The present church was consecrated on 28 December 1867 by bishop Andreas Grimelund.[1][2]
See also
- Orkanger Church
- Orkdal Church
- Geitastrand Church
References
- ^ "Kirken på Svorkmo" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/geitastrand/hovedsidegeitastrandkrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Nykirka 1866-" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/moe/nykirkamoekrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
Categories:- Orkdal
- Churches in Sør-Trøndelag
- Religious buildings completed in 1867
- 19th-century church buildings
- Norwegian church stubs
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