Lensvik Church
{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Lensvik Church
|fullname = Lensvik kirke
|former name =
|image = Lensvik kirke.JPG
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|63.5147916020|09.806689918|format=dms|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Orkland Municipality, Trøndelag
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme
|deanery = Orkdal prosti
|parish = Agdenes
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 1863
|consecrated date = 26 Oct 1863
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1863}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Christian Heinrich Grosch
|architectural type = Long church
|style = Swiss chalet style
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 230
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Not protected
|ID = 84287
}} }}
Lensvik Church ({{langx|no|Lensvik kirke}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lensvik, along the Trondheimsfjord, just north of Selbekken. It is one of the three churches for the Agdenes parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.{{Cite web |title=Lensvik kirke, Agdenes |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/162200201 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-02-04}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-02-04}}
History
Historically, the people of Lensvik were part of the Rissa parish based at the medieval Rein Church on the northeast side of the fjord. Since Lensvik was on the southwest side of the fjord, the residents had to cross the large Trondheimsfjorden every time they wanted to go to church. In the 1850s and 1860s, the people on the other side of the fjord began pushing for their own church. The church was constructed in 1863 by the builder Steffen Andersen Røe using architectural drawings by Christian Heinrich Grosch. It was built in a Swiss chalet style. The church was consecrated on 26 October 1863 by the Bishop Andreas Grimelund. In 1947, the church was renovated and a sacristy was added. This project was led by the architect John Tverdahl.{{Cite web |title=Lensvik kirke |url=https://www.agdenes.kommune.no/index.php?id=4658805 |publisher=Agdenes kommune |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-02-04}}{{Cite web |title=Lensvik kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/lensvik-kirke/ |access-date=2021-07-05 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
Media gallery
Lensvik kirke-2016.jpg
2010-08-04 - Kirche bei Lendsvik-Agdnes - panoramio.jpg
See also
References
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{{Churches in Orkdal}}
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Category:Churches in Trøndelag
Category:Long churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings