Egge Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Egge Church (Norwegian: Egge kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Egge area, on the northern edge of the town of Steinkjer. It is the church for the Egge parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in the empire style in 1870 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus Mentsen Overrein. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]
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64.02330757°N 11.47462695°E / 64.02330757; 11.47462695 | |
Location | Steinkjer, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 1870 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Rasmus M. Overrein |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Empire style |
Completed | 1870 (154 years ago) (1870) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 330 |
Length | 15.5 metres (51 ft) |
Width | 11.3 metres (37 ft) |
Number of spires | 1 |
Spire height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Materials | Wood |
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Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Stiklestad prosti |
Parish | Egge |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84055 |
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