Namsos Church

Namsos Church
Namsos kirke
View of the church
Namsos Church Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°27′56″N 11°29′41″E / 64.46551°N 11.49465°E / 64.46551; 11.49465
Location	Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ola B. Aasness
Completed	1960
Specifications
Capacity	622
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Namsos
Deanery	Namdal
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Namsos Church (Norwegian: Namsos kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the center of the town of Namsos, just north of the river Namsen. The church is part of the Namsos parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The large, rectangular, brick church was built in 1960 to replace the previous one which was bombed and burned during World War II. The church was designed by architect Ola B. Aasness and it seats about 622 people. The church also has a free-standing bell tower on the south side of the main building.^[1]

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Trøndelag

References

1. ^ "Namsos kirke" (in Norwegian). NamsosInfo.no. http://www.namsosinfo.no/?tema_art_id=334. Retrieved 2011-08-23.