Kolstad Church

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Kolstad Church
Kolstad kirke
Kolstad kirke.jpg
View of the church
63°21′53″N 10°20′47″E / 63.364696255°N 10.3465037389°E / 63.364696255; 10.3465037389Coordinates: 63°21′53″N 10°20′47″E / 63.364696255°N 10.3465037389°E / 63.364696255; 10.3465037389
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1986
Consecrated4 May 1986
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeRectangular
StyleModern
Completed1986 (36 years ago) (1986)
Specifications
Capacity460
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishKolstad
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen prosti
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84806

Kolstad Church (Norwegian: Kolstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the area of the city of Trondheim,[1] about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the nearby Heimdal Church. It is the church for the Kolstad parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The modern, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1986 using plans drawn up by the architect .[2] The church seats about 460 people.[3][4]

History[]

The white, concrete building was built from 1985 to 1986 by the lead contractor Ole Stjern. The new building was consecrated on 4 May 1986 by Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer. The altarpiece (from 1989) is made by Sigmund Lystrup out of old beams from the old in Vinje in Telemark.[5][6]

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References[]

  1. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (29 December 2014). "Kolstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ Cappelen, Bjørn, ed. (14 February 2009). "Nils Henrik Eggen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kolstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Kolstad Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kolstad menighet. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Kolstad kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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