Kvam Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a church in Trøndelag county, Norway. For the church in Oppland county, Norway, see Kvam Church (Nord-Fron).
Kvam Church (Norwegian: Kvam kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvam, along the lake Snåsavatnet. It is the church for the Kvam parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus M. Overrein.[1][2]
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64.13901612°N 11.739795506°E / 64.13901612; 11.739795506 | |
Location | Steinkjer, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1200 |
Consecrated | 13 Nov 1878 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Rasmus Mentsen Overrein |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1878 (146 years ago) (1878) |
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Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Stiklestad prosti |
Parish | Kvam |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84855 |
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