Sørli Church Explained

Sørli Church
Fullname:Sørli kirke
Coordinates:64.2485°N 13.7486°W
Location:Lierne, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nidaros bispedømme
Parish:Sørli
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:14th century
Consecrated Date:1873
Architect:Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural Type:Long church
Style:Neo-Gothic
Materials:Wood
Capacity:250

Sørli Church (Norwegian: Sørli kirke)(Local pronunciation: Søli-kjærsja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lierne municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mebygda. It is the church for the Sørli parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden, Neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm. The church seats 250 about people.[1] [2] [3]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1548, but the church was not new that year. The first church here was a stave church that was built about west of the present church site on the Devika farm (historically the church was sometimes called Devik Church). Not much is known about the old medieval church. In 1613, the Swedish Army burned the church down during the Kalmar War. In 1616, a new church was built on the site of the old church. The new church was pretty small and by 1867 the church was described as being in poor condition. In 1873, a new building was constructed about east of the old church. After the new building was completed, the old church was torn down.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sørli kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-04-26.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-04-26.
  3. Web site: Informasjon om Lierne . DIS-Norge . Norwegian . 2011-09-10.
  4. Web site: Sørli (Devika) kirkested . 2021-04-18 . . Norwegian.
  5. Web site: Sørli kirke . 2021-04-18 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.