Løvøy Church

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

64°30′46″N 10°53′00″E / 64.512651526°N 10.88324546°E / 64.512651526; 10.88324546LocationFlatanger, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1872Consecrated2 August 1872ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)JakobsenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1872 (152 years ago) (1872)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryNamdal prostiParishFlatanger

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85151

Løvøy Church or Nord-Flatanger Church (Norwegian: Løvøy kirke / Nord-Flatanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flatanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the island of Lauvøya, just north of the village of Lauvsnes. It is one of the two churches for the Flatanger 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 1872 using plans drawn up by the architect Jakobsen. The church seats about 200 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was built after the old church site was moved from Halmøya island to the present site of Vik Church in the southern part of the municipality. This church was built further north to serve that portion of the municipality. The foundation stone was laid on 9 July 1871 and then it was consecrated on 2 August 1872 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Løvøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Kirkene i Flatanger" (in Norwegian). Flatanger kommune. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ "Løvøy kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 May 2021.