Orkanger Church

Orkanger Church
Orkanger kirke
Orkanger Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°18′36″N 9°51′05″E / 63.3100°N 9.8515°E / 63.3100; 9.8515
Location	Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Founded	1892
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Thams
Specifications
Capacity	200
Administration
Parish	Orkdal
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Orkanger Church (Norwegian: Orkanger kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the municipal center, Orkanger, near the Trondheimsfjord.^[1]

The stone church (originally called Orkedalsorens kirke) was built in 1892, and it was consecrated on 28 April 1892 by the dean, Brodahl. The architect who designed the church was Christian Thams. The church is located in the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.^[2]

See also

• Geitastrand Church
• Moe Church
• Orkdal Church

References

1. ^ "Kirken på Orkanger" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/orkanger/hovedsideorkangerkrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
2. ^ "Vigslingen" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. http://www.orkdalsmenighetene.no/kirkene/orkanger/vigslingenorkangerkrk.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31.