Fines Church
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Fines Church is a parish church
in the municipality of Verran
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the village of Verrabotn
. The church is part of the Verran
parish
in the Nord-Innherad deanery
in the Diocese of Nidaros
. The white wooden church was built in 1913 by architect
O. Havnæs to serve the residents of the southwestern part of the municipality. The building seats about 136 people.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the municipality of Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the village of Verrabotn
Verrabotn
Verrabotn is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at end of the Trongsundet arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Verrastranda lies about to the northeast, the village of Trongsundet lies about to the northeast, and the village of...
. The church is part of the Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Nord-Innherad deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
. The white wooden church was built in 1913 by architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
O. Havnæs to serve the residents of the southwestern part of the municipality. The building seats about 136 people.
See also
- List of churches in Nord-Trøndelag
- Follafoss ChurchFollafoss ChurchFollafoss Church is a parish church in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Follafoss. The church is the main church in the Verran parish which is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church building was...
- Malm ChurchMalm ChurchMalm Church is a parish church in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Malm. The church is the main church of the Malm parish which is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church building was constructed...
- Sela ChurchSela ChurchSela Church is a parish church in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sela. The church is part of the Malm parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church was built in 1997 to serve the western part of the Malm...