Ilen Church

Ilen Church (Norwegian: Ilen kirke) is a parish church in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Ila area in the city of Trondheim, on the 250-metre (820 ft) wide isthmus between the river Nid (Nidelva) and the Trondheimsfjord. It is the church for the Ilen parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone church was built in a cruciform style in 1889 by local building company of Digre, according to a design by Trondheim based architect Eugene Sissenére (b. 1858). The church seats about 550 people, although it originally fit about 900. The seating was reduced to meet the fire regulations. The building was consecrated on 7 June 1889. [1][2] [3] [4] [5]

Ilen Church
Ilen kirke
View of the church
Ilen Church
Location of the church
Ilen Church
Ilen Church (Norway)
63.4299°N 10.3763°E / 63.4299; 10.3763
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated7 June 1889
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Eugene Sissenére
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1889
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishIlen
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen
DioceseNidaros

The historic organ (18/II/P/M) in the church was built by Claus Jensen (1817-1892) during 1889. It was restored in 2017 by Trondheim based organ building company, Br. Torkildsen Orgelbyggeri A/S. [6]

A graveyard belonging to the parish is located at Ilsvika in the neighboring district of Ila, a short distance from the church site. [7]

See also

References
  1. "Ilen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. Ilen menighet. "Ilen kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2016-06-17). "Ilen kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. "Ilen kirke". NGU. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. "Jensenorgelet i Ilen kirke fra 1889". Br. Torkildsen Orgelbyggeri AS. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  7. Knut A Rosvold. "Ilsvika". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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