Brekken Church
Brekken Church | |
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Brekken kirke | |
Gauldal prosti | |
Parish | Brekken |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 83950 |
Brekken Church (
long church style in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The building can hold about 200 people.[1][2]
History
The people of the Brekken area had been requesting their own chapel for some time. On 21 January 1873, a royal decree was issued that authorized the construction of a new chapel in Brekken.
consecrated on 17 July 1878 by the Bishop Andreas Grimelund. Later, the chapel was upgraded to being a full parish church.[3]
The
See also
References
- ^ "Brekken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Brekken kirke" (in Norwegian). Røros kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Brekken kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2021.