Dolm Church

Dolm Church (Norwegian: Dolm kirke) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Dolmvarden, on the southwestern coast of the island of Dolmøya. 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, stone church was originally built around the year 1188 and for centuries it was the main church for the prestegjeld of Hitra. The church was built in a long church plan in a Romanesque style with rounded arches and thick stone walls by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Dolm Church
Dolm kirke
View of the church
Dolm Church
Location of the church
Dolm Church
Dolm Church (Norway)
63.6330°N 08.7072°E / 63.6330; 08.7072
LocationHitra, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1188
EventsFires: 1709, 1772, 1848, 1920
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishHitra og Fillan
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

History

The church was originally built in 1188 and was the main church on the island of Hitra. The church was damaged by fire on several occasions, most recently on 3 February 1920. The church was rebuilt again after each fire in 1709, 1772, 1848, and 1920. However, after the fire in 1920, it was decided that a new, main church for the parish should be built across the strait in the village of Melandsjøen on the north shore of the island of Hitra. So, in 1927 the new Hitra Church (Norwegian: Hitra kirke) was built and that church became the new main church for the parish. Dolm Church was rebuilt, but it was now an annex church for the parish.[3] [4] [5]

See also

References
  1. "Dolm kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. "Dolm kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. Ekroll, Øystein (2004). "Dolm kirke på Hitra" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. "Hitra kirke". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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