Frengen Church (Norwegian: Frengen kirke) is a chapel in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Frengen on the south shore of the Stjørnfjorden. It is an annex chapel for the Sør-Stjørna parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1972 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Sund. Originally it was the chapel for the cemetery, but it was later expanded and made into a church. The church seats about 90 people.[1][2][3]
| Frengen Church | |
|---|---|
| Frengen kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 63°41′47″N 9°54′39″E / 63.6962878°N 09.9107854°E | |
| Location | Indre Fosen, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Consecrated | 1972 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Torgeir Sund |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 90 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Fosen prosti |
| Parish | Sør-Stjørna |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Kirkene våre i alle 4 sokn" (in Norwegian). Rissa kommune. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Frengen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.