Snillfjord Church Explained

Snillfjord Church
Fullname:Snillfjord kirke
Coordinates:63.3999°N 9.5066°W
Location:Orkland, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nidaros bispedømme
Parish:Snillfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1899
Consecrated Date:27 Sep 1899
Architect:Ole Falck Ebbell
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:250

Snillfjord Church (Norwegian: Snillfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Krokstadøra. It is the church for the Snillfjord parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1899 by the architect Ole Falck Ebbell. The church seats about 250 people. [1] [2]

History

The church in Snillfjord was built in 1898-1899. The architect was Ole Falck Ebbell and the lead builders were Ole and Johan Væge. The new building was consecrated on 27 September 1899 by the Bishop Johannes Skaar.[3] The baptismal sacristy was built in 1978, and the church underwent a restoration in 1989.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Snillfjord kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-02-04.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-02-04.
  3. Web site: Snillfjord kirke . Menighetene i Hemne og Snillfjord . Norwegian . 2018-02-04.
  4. Web site: Snillfjord kirke . 2021-06-24 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.