Hommelvik Church

Hommelvik Church (Norwegian: Hommelvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. It is one of the churches for the Hommelvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architects Johan Wæhre and Osvald Magnus Günther. The church seats about 360 people.^[1][2]

Hommelvik Church
Hommelvik kirke
View of the church
63.410826762°N 10.7973887622°E / 63.410826762; 10.7973887622
Location	Malvik Municipality, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1886
Consecrated	25 May 1887
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johan Wæhre Osvald Magnus Günther
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1886 (139 years ago) (1886)
Specifications
Capacity	360
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Stjørdal prosti
Parish	Hommelvik
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84621

History

View of the church (2017)

The first church in Hommelvik was built in 1886. The new church was consecrated on 25 May 1887 by the Bishop Niels Laache. In 1950, the church was extensively restored under the direction of John Egil Tverdahl.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros