Bjugn Church
| Bjugn Church | |
|---|---|
| Bjugn kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Bjugn Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′33″N 9°44′06″E / 63.7591°N 9.7349°E | |
| Location | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John Egil Tverdahl |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 360 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjugn |
| Deanery | Fosen |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Bjugn Church (Norwegian: Bjugn kirke) is a church in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located along the Bjugnfjorden about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Botngård.[1]
The cruciform church was built in 1956 after the previous building burned in a fire in 1952. The church is a copy of the church that was built there in 1637.[2]
It is part of the Bjugn parish in the Fosen deanery which is a part of the Diocese of Nidaros.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bjugn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Bjugn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Bjugn kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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