Stranda Church (Leksvik)

Stranda Church (Norwegian: Stranda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vanvikan, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Stranda parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1897 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Guttormsen. The church, which seats about 300 people, was consecrated on 4 May 1897.[1][2]

Stranda Church
Stranda kirke
View of the church
63.55355067°N 10.22040858°E / 63.55355067; 10.22040858
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hindrum kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated4 May 1897
EventsChurch site moved (1897)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Guttormsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1897 (1897)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishStranda
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85596

History
Churchyard surrounding the church

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the old stave church was not new that year. Originally, the church was located at Hindrum, near the present-day village of Seter, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the present site of the church. The church was likely built during the 1200s. The old church at Hindrum was used for centuries. In the mid-1600s, the old church was rebuilt in stages. In 1648, the old choir was torn down and completely rebuilt with new lumber by the architect Ole Jonsen Hindrum. Several years later, the old nave was torn down and rebuilt with new lumber as well. There is a metal spire on top of the tower on the roof with the date 1653, so that is possibly the year that the rest of the church was rebuilt. After it was rebuilt it was described as a small, timber-framed long church.[3][4]

In 1897, it was decided to move the church from Hindrum to Vanvikan so it would be closer to where most of the parish's residents lived. A new church was built in Vanvikan and it was re-named Stranda Church. The new church was designed by K. Guttormsen and it was consecrated on 4 May 1897. The old church was torn down in December 1897.[5][6]

In January 2010, a group of local residents began construction on a new stave church at the old church site of Hindrem. The little new church was designed very similarly to the Haltdalen stave church. The new stave church at Hindrem was consecrated on 9 September 2012. It sits adjacent to the centuries-old church cemetery.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Stranda kirke, Leksvik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. "Hindrem kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. "Stranda kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. "Stranda kirkested / Stranda kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (22 August 2011). "Stranda sogn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. Langva, Mari (20 June 2010). "Leksvik får stavkyrkje-kopi". NRK Trøndelag (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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