Ekne Church
church in Levanger, Norway
Ekne Church (Norwegian: Ekne kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ekne. It is the church for the Ekne 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 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect O.M. Günther from Hommelvik. The church seats about 220 people.
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was likely built much earlier. The original church for Ekne was located at Jevika, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northwest of the present site of the church. The church may have been built during the 14th century. Historically, the parish was called Ekne parish, but the church was called Gevig Church (an old spelling of Jevika). By the 17th century, the old church was in poor condition.
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