Hommelvik Church Explained

Hommelvik Church
Fullname:Hommelvik kirke
Coordinates:63.4108°N 10.7974°W
Location:Malvik, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nidaros bispedømme
Parish:Hommelvik
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1886
Consecrated Date:25 May 1887
Architect:Johan Wæhre
Osvald Magnus Günther
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:360

Hommelvik Church (Norwegian: Hommelvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. It is one of the churches for the Hommelvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architects Johan Wæhre and Osvald Magnus Günther. The church seats about 360 people.[1] [2]

History

The first church in Hommelvik was built in 1886. The new church was consecrated on 25 May 1887 by the Bishop Niels Laache. In 1950, the church was extensively restored under the direction of John Egil Tverdahl.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hommelvik kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-03-23.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-03-23.
  3. Web site: Kirker og kirkegårder . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514214111/http://www.malvik.kommune.no/kirker-og-kirkegaarder.173985.no.html . 2011-05-14 . Malvik kommune . Norwegian . 2011-03-11.
  4. Web site: Hommelvik kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-06-06 . Norwegian.