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Jøssund Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jøssund Church (Norwegian: Jøssund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jøssund, which is located on the coast about halfway between the coastal villages of Vallersund and Lysøysundet. It is the church for the Jøssund 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 1875, using plans by the architect Otinius Forbrægd. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
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63.86149051°N 09.80957061°E / 63.86149051; 09.80957061 | |
Location | Ørland, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 15th century |
Consecrated | 27 April 1876 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Otinius Forbrægd |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1875 (149 years ago) (1875) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Length | 26 metres (85 ft) |
Width | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Fosen prosti |
Parish | Jøssund |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84754 |
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