Fløan church
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Fløan Church was a medieval church that stood in the village of Fløan in the Skatval
area of present-day Stjørdal
municipality, Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The church was located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Stjørdalshalsen
. Materials from Fløan church are presented at Trøndelag Folkemuseum at Sverresborg
in Trondheim
.
, commissioned this land register which listed lands, estates, and revenues associated with the diocese. The church was closed after the Reformation
and finally completely demolished in 1851.
The church has been carbon dated to 1420. Other medieval history indicates that for some time before the current building existed there stood another church at the same location.
Skatval
Skatval is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Stjørdal. The inhabitants are called as Skatvalsbygg....
area of present-day Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
municipality, 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...
. The church was located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Stjørdalshalsen
Stjørdalshalsen
Stjørdalshalsen is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva, and their mouth into the Trondheimsfjord.The town has a population of 10,779. The population density of the town is...
. Materials from Fløan church are presented at Trøndelag Folkemuseum at Sverresborg
Sverresborg
Sverresborg or Sverre Sigurdsson's castle was a fortification built in the medieval city of Nidaros by Sverre Sigurdsson....
in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
.
History
The first written record of the church is in the Aslak Bolts jordebok. In 1432 Aslak Bolt, Bishop of the Archdiocese of NidarosArchdiocese of Nidaros
The Archdiocese of Nidaros was the metropolitan see covering Norway in the later Middle Ages. The see was the Nidaros Cathedral, in the city of Nidaros...
, commissioned this land register which listed lands, estates, and revenues associated with the diocese. The church was closed after the Reformation
Reformation
- Movements :* Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement...
and finally completely demolished in 1851.
The church has been carbon dated to 1420. Other medieval history indicates that for some time before the current building existed there stood another church at the same location.