Gravvik Church

Gravvik Church (Norwegian: Gravvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gravvik. It is one of the churches for the Nærøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Grudt Laugen. The church seats about 290 people.[1][2]

Gravvik Church
Gravvik kirke
View of the church
64.99011368°N 11.76892295°E / 64.99011368; 11.76892295
LocationNærøysund, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1875
Consecrated17 Sept 1875
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Grudt Laugen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1875 (1875)
Specifications
Capacity290
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishNærøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84412

History

Permission to build a church in Gravvik (formerly in Leka Municipality, now in Nærøysund municipality) was granted by a royal decree on 11 October 1866. It took a few years, however, to get the church built, partly because the main Leka Church had to be rebuilt after a fire at the same time and that job was prioritized over the new Gravvik Church. The new church was consecrated on 17 September 1875, although it was not completely finished on that date.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Gravvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. "Gravvik kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "Gravvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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