Gravvik Church Explained

Gravvik Church
Fullname:Gravvik kirke
Coordinates:64.9901°N 11.7689°W
Location:Nærøysund, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nidaros bispedømme
Parish:Nærøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1875
Consecrated Date:17 Sept 1875
Architect:Knut Grudt Laugen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:290

Gravvik Church (Norwegian: Gravvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gravvik. It is one of the churches for the Nærøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Grudt Laugen. The church seats about 290 people.[1] [2]

History

Permission to build a church in Gravvik (formerly in Leka Municipality, now in Nærøysund municipality) was granted by a royal decree on 11 October 1866. It took a few years, however, to get the church built, partly because the main Leka Church had to be rebuilt after a fire at the same time and that job was prioritized over the new Gravvik Church. The new church was consecrated on 17 September 1875, although it was not completely finished on that date.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gravvik kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-04-29.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-04-29.
  3. Web site: Gravvik kirkested . 2021-05-02 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Gravvik kirke . 2021-05-02 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.