Oppdal Church
Oppdal Church (Norwegian: Oppdal kirke) is a parish church in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the Vang farm, near Norwegian National Road 70, just west of the village of Oppdal. It is the main church for the Oppdal parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1651 by the architects Ole Jonsen and Nils Olsen. The church seats about 600 people. It was consecrated on 12 March 1651 by Bishop Erik Bredal. The church is sometimes called "Maret på Vang".[1][2][3]
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| Location | Oppdal, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 12 March 1651 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Johnsen Hindrun |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1651 |
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| Capacity | 600 |
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| Parish | Oppdal |
| Deanery | Gauldal |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
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References
- "Oppdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- "Oppdal kirke" (in Norwegian). Oppdal kommune. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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