Vestvik Church
{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Vestvik Church
|fullname = Vestvik kirke / Framverran kirke
|former name =
|image = Vestvik kirke.JPG
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|63.89310087|10.96850576|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Inderøy Municipality, Trøndelag
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme
|deanery = Stiklestad prosti
|parish = Mosvik
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 13th century
|consecrated date = 3 Nov 1905
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1905}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Jon Rostad
|architectural type = Long church
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 275
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Automatically protected
|ID = 85823
}} }}
Vestvik Church ({{langx|no|Vestvik kirke}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Framverran. It is one of the two churches for the Mosvik parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style using plans drawn up by the architect Jon Rostad. The church seats about 275 people.{{Cite web |title=Vestvik kirke |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/172300201 |access-date=2018-04-14 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2018-04-14 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=no}}
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but it was much older than that. The first church was likely a stave church and it was located about {{convert|90|m}} southwest of the present church site. The baptismal font in the church has been dated to around the year 1250, so it is likely that the church was founded around that time. Not much is known about the old church.{{Cite web |title=Vestvik kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85823 |access-date=2021-05-16 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Vestvik kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/vestvik-kirke/ |access-date=2021-05-16 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
The old church was torn down in 1823 and a new church was constructed on the same site over the next year. The new building was a long church and it was consecrated in 1825. It is not known who designed the building, but it may have been the owner of the church, Jon Rostad. The church was only in use for about 80 years because soon after its construction, the soft clay soil led to instability in the foundation. A royal resolution from 22 October 1904 gave permission to tear down the old church and rebuild it on a new site about {{convert|90|m}} to the northeast. The new wooden church was constructed in 1905 in a long church style using materials from the previous church building. The new church was designed to look just like the previous church building and Ole Røising was the lead builder. The church was consecrated on 3 November 1905.{{Cite book |last=Brendalsmo |first=Jan |title=Kirkebygg og kirkebyggere, byggherrer i Trøndelag ca. 1000-1600 |publisher=Unipub |year=2006 |isbn=8274772261 |page=618}}{{Cite web |title=Vestvik kirke |url=http://www.inderoy-prestegjeld.no/mosvik_menighet/vestvik_kirke.htm |access-date=2011-06-02 |publisher=Inderøy prestegjeld |language=no}}
Media gallery
Vestvik kirke 2015.jpg|
Vestvik kirke.jpg|
See also
References
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{{Churches in Stiklestad}}
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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