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Nordli Church

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

64°28′03″N 13°35′27″E / 64.4675341°N 13.5907142°E / 64.4675341; 13.5907142LocationLierne, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1636Consecrated1873ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Carl Julius BergstrømArchitectural typeLong churchStyleNeo-gothicCompleted1873 (151 years ago) (1873)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryNamdal prostiParishNordli

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Nordli Church (Norwegian: Nordli kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lierne municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandvika. It is the main church for the Nordli parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The first church in Sandvika was built in 1636. In 1790, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. In 1873, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building. The church was designed as a long church in a Neo-gothic style with a nave and choir. It also has a sacristy on the north side of the choir and an entry porch on the west end of the nave.^[4]

References

^ "Nordli kirke, Lierne". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Informasjon om Lierne" (in Norwegian). DIS-Norge. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Nordli kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.