Namsos Church

Namsos Church (Norwegian: Namsos kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Namsos, just north of the mouth of the river Namsen. It is the church for the Namsos parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The large, rectangular, brick church was built in 1960 to replace the previous one which was bombed and burned during World War II. The church was designed by architect Ola B. Aasness and it seats about 622 people. The church also has a free-standing bell tower on the south side of the main building.[1][2][3]

Namsos Church
Namsos kirke
View of the church
Namsos Church
Location of the church
Namsos Church
Namsos Church (Norway)
64.46551°N 11.49465°E / 64.46551; 11.49465
LocationNamsos, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ola B. Aasness
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity622
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishNamsos
DeaneryNamdal prosti
DioceseNidaros
  • View of Namsos and the church (prior to WWII)
  • View of the ruins of the old church (1940)
  • View of the ruins of the old church (1940)
  • View of the new church (c. 1960)
  • View of the new church (c. 1960)

See also

References
  1. "Namsos kirke" (in Norwegian). NamsosInfo.no. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  2. "Namsos kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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