Orkanger Church

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Orkanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Orkanger, near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Orkanger parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1892 by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 200 people. ()

Local name: Orkanger kirke Completed: 1892 (132 years ago)Capacity: 200Coordinates: 63°18'36"N, 9°51'5"E

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Sør-TrøndelagNorway

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Orkanger Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orkdal Church, Geitastrand Church, Orkdalen, Orkanger.

3.4 miS
Church
Orkdal Church
86 min walk • Orkdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fannrem, about 6 kilometres south of the town of Orkanger. It is the main church for the Orkdal parish as well as the seat of the Orkdal prosti within the Diocese of Nidaros.
4.4 miNE
Church
Geitastrand Church
114 min walk • Geitastrand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geitastrand, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 11 kilometres north of the town of Orkanger.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Orkdalen
151 min walk • Orkdalen or Orkladalen is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom.
0.5 miS
Locality
Orkanger
14 min walk • Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is also a former municipality which existed from 1920 until 1963. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord.