Namdalseid Church
church in Trøndelag, Norway
Namdalseid Church (Norwegian: Namdalseid kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Namdalseid, along Norwegian County Road 17. It is the church for the Namdalseid parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1858, using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people.
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was likely built during the 14th century. The first church in Namdalseid was probably a stave church and was located at Elda, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the present church site. Around 1690, the old church burned down. It was rebuilt around 1702. The name of the parish was changed from Elda to Aas by a royal resolution on 30 December 1853.
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