Fillan Church

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Fillan Church
Fillan Church (Norway)
63°36′27″N8°58′29″E / 63.6074°N 08.9747°E / 63.6074; 08.9747 Coordinates: 63°36′27″N8°58′29″E / 63.6074°N 08.9747°E / 63.6074; 08.9747
Location Hitra, Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 16 September 1789
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) F. Bertelsen Ødegaard
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed 1789
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Fillan
Deanery Orkdal
Diocese Nidaros

Fillan Church (Norwegian : Fillan kirke) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fillan on the east coast of the island of Hitra. It is the main church for the Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1789 by the architect Fredrich Bertelsen Ødegaard. The church seats about 400 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1789, which makes it the oldest existing church on the island of Hitra. [1] [2] [3]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Hitra is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and hundreds smaller islands, islets, and skerries. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fillan. Other villages include Andersskogan, Ansnes, Forsnes, Hestvika, Knarrlagsund, Kvenvær, Melandsjøen, Nordbotn, Sandstad, and Ulvan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fillan kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Fillan kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
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