Vestvik Church

Vestvik Church (Norwegian: Vestvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Framverran. It is one of the two churches for the Mosvik parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style using plans drawn up by the architect Jon Rostad. The church seats about 275 people.[1][2]

Vestvik Church
Vestvik kirke / Framverran kirke
View of the church
63.89310087°N 10.96850576°E / 63.89310087; 10.96850576
LocationInderøy, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated3 Nov 1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jon Rostad
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1905 (1905)
Specifications
Capacity275
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
ParishMosvik
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85823

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but it was much older than that. The first church was likely a stave church and it was located about 90 metres (300 ft) southwest of the present church site. The baptismal font in the church has been dated to around the year 1250, so it is likely that the church was founded around that time. Not much is known about the old church.[3][4]

The old church was torn down in 1823 and a new church was constructed on the same site over the next year. The new building was a long church and it was consecrated in 1825. It is not known who designed the building, but it may have been the owner of the church, Jon Rostad. The church was only in use for about 80 years because soon after its construction, the soft clay soil led to instability in the foundation. A royal resolution from 22 October 1904 gave permission to tear down the old church and rebuild it on a new site about 90 metres (300 ft) to the northeast. The new wooden church was constructed in 1905 in a long church style using materials from the previous church building. The new church was designed to look just like the previous church building and Ole Røising was the lead builder. The church was consecrated on 3 November 1905.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Vestvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "Vestvik kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "Vestvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. Brendalsmo, Jan (2006). Kirkebygg og kirkebyggere, byggherrer i Trøndelag ca. 1000-1600. Unipub. p. 618. ISBN 8274772261.
  6. "Vestvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Inderøy prestegjeld. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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