Heggvik Church
| Heggvik Church | |
|---|---|
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Heggvik kirke Stjørna kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Heggvik Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°44′18″N 9°52′44″E / 63.7384°N 9.8788°E | |
| Location | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjugn |
| Deanery | Fosen |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Heggvik Church (Norwegian: Heggvik kirke; also known as Stjørna Church) is a church in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located along the Stjørnfjord in the village of Høybakken, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Botngård.[1]
The church was built of stone in 1858, and it holds up to 400 people. Christian Heinrich Grosch was the architect that designed the building.
It is part of the Bjugn parish in the Fosen deanery which is a part of the Diocese of Nidaros.[2]
References
- ↑ "Stjørna" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Bjugn kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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