Skage Church
{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Skage Church
|fullname = Skage kirke
|former name = Hunn kirke
|image = Skage kirke.jpg
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|64.46396617|11.75631791|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Overhalla Municipality, Trøndelag
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme
|deanery = Namdal prosti
|parish = Skage
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 12th century
|consecrated date = 16 Dec 1903
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1903}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Ole Scheistrøen
|architectural type = Long church
|style = Neo-Gothic
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 330
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Listed
|ID = 85442
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Skage Church ({{langx|no|Skage kirke}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hunn. It is the church for the Skage parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden, Neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 330 people.{{Cite web |title=Skage kirke |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/174400201 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-04-22}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-04-22}}{{Cite web |title=Skage kirke |url=http://www.kirken.namdal.no/Menighetene/SkageMenighet/tabid/2306/Default.aspx |publisher=Midtre Namdal kirkelige fellesråd |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2011-08-29}}
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was not new that year. The original stave church on this site was built a few meters south of the present church, probably during the 12th century. The church historically was called Hunn Church, after the farm on which it was located. Around the 15th century, the name was changed to Skage Church, after the more prominent neighboring farm. During the middle of the 1600s, the small stave church was remodeled with a small addition to the west to increase the capacity of the building. In 1726, the old church was torn down and a new log building was constructed on the same site. In 1903, the old church was torn down and a new church was constructed a few meters to the north of the old site. The new church was consecrated on 16 December 1903.{{Cite web |title=Skage kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85442 |access-date=2021-04-25 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Skage kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/skage-kirke/ |access-date=2021-04-25 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
See also
References
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Category:Churches in Trøndelag
Category:Long churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:20th-century Church of Norway church buildings