Ranem Church
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Ranem Church | |
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Ranem kirke | |
64°29′37″N 11°57′05″E / 64.4935°N 11.9514°E | |
Location | Overhalla, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | c. 1187 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros |
Deanery | Namdal prosti |
Parish | Ranem |
Ranem Church (Norwegian: Ranem kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ranemsletta. It is the church for the Ranem parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. [1]
History
The medieval era, marble and stone church was built in a long church style in the mid-12th century, likely around the year 1187. The church seats about 200 people. The church is built of stone from local quarries and was designed in Romanesque style. The altarpiece is from 1678. The church suffered fire damage in 1899 and was rebuilt the following year. It was completely restored in the late 1950. [2] [3][4] [5]
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References
- ^ "Ranem kirke". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ranem kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Ranem kirke" (in Norwegian). Midtre Namdal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2017-11-05). "Ranem kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.