Selbustrand Church

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

63°14′55″N 10°57′07″E / 63.248637030°N 10.951934158°E / 63.248637030; 10.951934158LocationSelbu, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1901Consecrated1901ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Olaf Jarl AlstadArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1901 (123 years ago) (1901)SpecificationsCapacity300MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryStjørdal prostiParishSelbu

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Selbustrand Church (Norwegian: Selbustrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Selbu municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selbustrand. It is one of the churches for the Selbu 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 1901 using plans drawn up by the architect Olaf Jarl Alstad. The church seats about 300 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The chapel at Selbustrand was built in 1901. It was the first church in the village. Later it was upgraded to the status of parish church.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Selbustrand kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "Selbustrand kapell" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
^ "Selbustrand kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.