Nordli Church

Nordli Church
Nordli kirke
View of the church
64.4675341°N 13.5907142°E / 64.4675341; 13.5907142
Location	Lierne Municipality, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1636
Consecrated	1873
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl Julius Bergstrøm
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-gothic
Completed	1873 (152 years ago) (1873)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Namdal prosti
Parish	Nordli
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85157

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]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

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