| Lensvik Church | |
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| Lensvik kirke | |
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| 63°30′53″N9°48′24″E / 63.5147916020°N 09.806689918°E /63.5147916020; 09.806689918 | |
| Location | Orkland Municipality,Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Consecrated | 26 Oct 1863 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Swiss chalet style |
| Completed | 1863 (162 years ago) (1863) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Orkdal prosti |
| Parish | Agdenes |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84287 |
Lensvik Church (Norwegian:Lensvik kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inOrkland Municipality inTrøndelag county,Norway. It is located in the village ofLensvik, along theTrondheimsfjord, just north ofSelbekken. It is one of the three churches for the Agdenesparish which is part of theOrkdal prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in along church style in 1863 using plans drawn up by thearchitectChristian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]
Historically, the people of Lensvik were part of theRissa parish based at the medievalRein Church on the northeast side of the fjord. Since Lensvik was on the southwest side of the fjord, the residents had to cross the largeTrondheimsfjorden every time they wanted to go to church. In the 1850s and 1860s, the people on the other side of the fjord began pushing for their own church. The church was constructed in 1863 by the builder Steffen Andersen Røe using architectural drawings byChristian Heinrich Grosch. It was built in aSwiss chalet style. The church wasconsecrated on 26 October 1863 by the BishopAndreas Grimelund. In 1947, the church was renovated and asacristy was added. This project was led by thearchitectJohn Tverdahl.[3][4]
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