Nordbotn Church (Norwegian: Nordbotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordbotn on the island of Fjellværsøya. It is one of the churches for the Hitra og Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1900 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm.[1] The church seats about 280 people.[2][3]

Nordbotn Church
Nordbotn kirke
View of the church
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63°38′56″N 9°08′13″E / 63.648952945°N 09.1369999945°E / 63.648952945; 09.1369999945
LocationHitra, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1900
Consecrated4 Dec 1900
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1900 (124 years ago) (1900)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishHitra og Fillan
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85146

History edit

 
View of the church on the island.

In the late 1890s, approval to build a chapel at Nordbotn was given and Carl Julius Bergstrøm was hired to design the new chapel. The new church was built in 1900 and consecrated on 4 December 1900. The new building was a long church with a sacristy on both sides of the chancel.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ Jens Christian Eldal. "Carl J. Bergstrøm". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Nordbotn kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Nordbotn kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2021.