Stadsbygd Church

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Stadsbygd Church
Stadsbygd kirke
Stadsbygd kirke.jpg
View of the church
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63°29′54″N 10°00′34″E / 63.49836577°N 10.00940859°E / 63.49836577; 10.00940859Coordinates: 63°29′54″N 10°00′34″E / 63.49836577°N 10.00940859°E / 63.49836577; 10.00940859
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated31 July 1842
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1842 (179 years ago) (1842)
Specifications
Capacity470
Length34 metres (112 ft)
Width12.5 metres (41 ft)
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStadsbygd
DeaneryFosen prosti
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85540

Stadsbygd Church (Norwegian: Stadsbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Stadsbygd. It is the church for the Stadsbygd parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 470 people.[1][2][3]

History[]

The first church in Stadsbygd was located at Lille-Rein. This stave church was built during the 1100s and it is mentioned in the Sturlunga saga where it talks about a priest named Ingemund who served at the church in 1184. Around the same time, there was also an annex chapel for the church a short distance to the west at Alshaug (the present location of the church). This smaller annex chapel was also a stave church design. The main church at Lille-Rein was closed and torn down during the late 1400s or early 1500s, but the annex chapel at Alshaug remained in use serving the parish.[4][5][6]

After the first church on Alshaug was torn down around the year 1658, the construction of a new church began immediately afterwards. This new church was blown over in a storm before it was completely finished. The construction resumed soon after and the timber-framed long church was finally completed in 1660. It had an entry porch on the west end of the building with a small tower on the western end of the roof. A sacristy was located on the east end of the building. The church from 1660 stood about 180 metres (590 ft) south of the old (and current) church site, just west of the rectory, where the site and the cemetery are still visible. Maintenance work was carried out on the church in 1674. On 20 October 1837, the church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.[4][6]

After the fire, the old church was torn down and plans for a new church were made. It was decided to build the new church on the site of the medieval church, about 180 metres (590 ft) to the north of the site of the previous church. The new church would be based on standardized church plans made by Hans Linstow, edited by the engineer who oversaw the construction. Borch allegedly combined the nave from one church model with the tower from another. The lead builder was Erik Johnsen Trotland. The construction took place from 1840–1842 during a period of conflict between the private church owner and the local parish priest. The church was consecrated on 31 July 1842. In 1859, the parish purchased the church from the private owner. Until the 1860s, the church had a red-painted nave and a white-painted tower. Since then, the church has been painted white. The church was restored and refurbished several times: 1888–1892, 1962–1963, and in 1992.[4][6]

Media gallery[]

  • Stadsbygd kirke 01.jpg
  • Stadsbygd kirke fra nø.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stadsbygd kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Kirkene våre i alle 4 sokn" (in Norwegian). Rissa kommune. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Stadsbygd kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lille-Rein kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Stadsbygd kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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