Beitstad Church

Beitstad Church
Beitstad kirke
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64°05′12″N 11°19′42″E / 64.086695276°N 11.3283701241°E / 64.086695276; 11.3283701241
LocationSteinkjer, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Solberg kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated19 Sept 1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (1869)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
ParishBeitstad
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83860

Beitstad Church (Norwegian: Beitstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Beitstad. It is the main church for the Beitstad parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2] The church was originally called Solberg Church.[3]

  1. ^ "Beitstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Beitstad kirke" (in Norwegian). Steinkjer kommune. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

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