Vemundvik Church

Vemundvik Church (Norwegian: Vemundvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vemundvik, just east of the village of Ramsvika. It is the church for the Vemundvik 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 Ole Olsen Scheistrøen. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]

Vemundvik Church
Vemundvik kirke
View of the church

Credit: M.O. Haugen, 2016
64.51667818°N 11.541860551°E / 64.51667818; 11.541860551
LocationNamsos, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1844
Consecrated15 Dec 1875
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Olsen Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1875 (1875)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishVemundvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85802

History

A royal decree from 30 December 1842 gave permission to build a church at Vemundvik. The church was built using plans by the architect Hans Linstow and it was consecrated on 20 September 1844. It was a very simple, small long church without any tower or sacristy. In 1875, it was decided to tear down the old church and replace it with a new building on the same site. The new church held about 300 people and it was consecrated on 15 December 1875. The church was restored in 1950-1955 with John Egil Tverdahl and Ola Seter as architectural consultants.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Vemundvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Vemundvik Kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. "Vemundvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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