Klinga Church

Klinga Church (Norwegian: Klinga kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Klinga. It is the church for the Klinga 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 1866 using plans drawn up by the architects Ernst Kulaas and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2][3]

Klinga Church
Klinga kirke
View of the church
64.40628319°N 11.48363489°E / 64.40628319; 11.48363489
LocationNamsos, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated7 March 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ernst Kulaas and
Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866 (1866)
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishKlinga
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84793

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1563, but the church was likely built during the 14th century. The first church was a stave church that was located at Sævik, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north of the present church site. Records from 1639 state that the church was very small and fragile, in need of supports for the exterior walls so they would not collapse in a storm. Shortly afterwards, around the year 1640, the choir was expanded. In 1705, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new, larger church on the same site. In 1863, a new church was built in the village of Klinga, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south of the historic church site. The new church was consecrated on 7 March 1866. After the new church was put into use, the old church at Sævik was torn down and sold to a private individual who used the materials to build a jetty and boathouse in Namsos. During World War II, the church tower was dismantled (or reduced in size) by the Germans, presumably so that the church would not be a landmark for Allied airplanes. A new tower was designed by Arne Sørvik and was completed in 1948.[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Klinga kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Klinga kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. "Sævik (Klinga gamle) kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Klinga kirkested / Klinga kirke 3 - tidligere Klinga kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Klinga kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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