Hommelvik Church (Norwegian: Hommelvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. It is one of the churches for the Hommelvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architects Johan Wæhre and Osvald Magnus Günther. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]
| Hommelvik Church | |
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| Hommelvik kirke | |
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| 63°24′39″N 10°47′51″E / 63.410826762°N 10.7973887622°E | |
| Location | Malvik, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Consecrated | 25 May 1887 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Johan Wæhre Osvald Magnus Günther |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1886 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 360 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Stjørdal prosti |
| Parish | Hommelvik |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84621 |
History
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The first church in Hommelvik was built in 1886. The new church was consecrated on 25 May 1887 by the Bishop Niels Laache. In 1950, the church was extensively restored under the direction of John Egil Tverdahl.[3][4]
See also
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edit- ^ "Hommelvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Kirker og kirkegårder" (in Norwegian). Malvik kommune. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Hommelvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.