Nordbotn Church

Nordbotn Church (Norwegian: Nordbotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordbotn on the island of Fjellværsøya. It is one of the churches for the Hitra og Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1900 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm.^[1] The church seats about 280 people.^[2][3]

Nordbotn Church
Nordbotn kirke
View of the church
63.648952945°N 09.1369999945°E / 63.648952945; 09.1369999945
Location	Hitra Municipality, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1900
Consecrated	4 Dec 1900
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1900 (125 years ago) (1900)
Specifications
Capacity	280
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Orkdal prosti
Parish	Hitra og Fillan
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85146

History

View of the church on the island.

In the late 1890s, approval to build a chapel at Nordbotn was given and Carl Julius Bergstrøm was hired to design the new chapel. The new church was built in 1900 and consecrated on 4 December 1900. The new building was a long church with a sacristy on both sides of the chancel.^[4]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros