Oppdal Church

Oppdal Church
Oppdal kirke
View of the church
Oppdal Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°36′27″N 9°38′43″E / 62.6075°N 9.6452°E / 62.6075; 9.6452
Location	Oppdal, Sør-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Consecrated	12 March 1651
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Johnsen Hindrun
Completed	1651
Specifications
Capacity	600
Administration
Parish	Oppdal
Deanery	Gauldal
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Oppdal Church (Norwegian: Oppdal kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Oppdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Vang, near Norwegian National Road 70, just west of the village of Oppdal. The church was built in 1651 and seats about 600 people. It was consecrated on 12 March 1651 by Bishop Erik Bredal. The church is sometimes called "Maret på Vang".^[1]

The church is part of the parish of Oppdal in the Gauldal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.

See also

• Lønset Chapel
• Fagerhaug Chapel
• List of churches in Sør-Trøndelag

References

1. ^ "Oppdal kirke" (in Norwegian). Oppdal kommune. http://www.oppdal.kirken.no/Kirkenev%C3%A5re/Oppdalkirke/tabid/11332/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-02-11.