Heggvik Church

Heggvik Church or Stjørna Church (Norwegian: Heggvik kirke / Sjørna kirke) is a parish church in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Stjørnfjorden in the village of Høybakken, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Botngård. It is one of the churches for the Bjugn parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Heggvik Church / Stjørna Church
Heggvik kirke / Stjørna kirke
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Location	Ørland, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1858
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Bjugn
Deanery	Fosen
Diocese	Nidaros

The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1858 based upon designs by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865). The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Hegvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
3. "Bjugn kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. Retrieved 2011-01-10.