Steinkjer Church | |
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Steinkjer kirke | |
64°00′54″N 11°29′39″E / 64.01492020°N 11.49409443°E | |
Location | Steinkjer Municipality, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1865 |
Consecrated | 25 March 1965 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Olav S. Platou |
Architectural type | Basilica |
Completed | 1965 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 550 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Stiklestad prosti |
Parish | Steinkjer |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85565 |
Steinkjer Church (Norwegian: Steinkjer kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Steinkjer. It is the church for the Steinkjer parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, concrete church was built in a modern, basilica style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Olav S. Platou. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2]