Fløan Church Explained

Fløan Church
Fullname:Fløan kirke
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Map Caption:Location of the church
Coordinates:63.5349°N 10.7881°W
Location:Stjørdal, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Completed Date:15th century
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Demolished
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Closed Date:17th century
Diocese:Nidaros

Fløan Church (Fløan kirke) was a medieval church that stood in the village of Fløan in the Skatval area of present-day Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church was located about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. Materials from Fløan church are displayed at the Trøndelag Folkemuseum at Sverresborg in Trondheim.

History

The first written record of the church is in the Aslak Bolts jordebok. In 1432 Aslak Bolt, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nidaros, commissioned this land register which listed lands, estates, and revenues associated with the diocese. The church was closed after the Reformation and finally completely demolished in 1851.[1]

The church has been carbon dated to 1420. Other medieval history indicates that for some time before the current building existed there stood another church at the same location.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jørgensen, Jon Gunnar. Aslak Bolts jordebok. Riksarkivet. 1997. 82-548-0052-9.
  2. Web site: Første dåp på 500 år på Fløan. Stjørdalens Blad.. 6 July 2001. Norwegian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174532/http://www.bladet.no/nyheter/article518108.ece. 24 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Fløan kirke. Skatval historielag. Norwegian. 2011-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004164934/http://www.skatval.no/Historielaget/Floan_kirke.html. 4 October 2011. dead.