Sakshaug Church

Sakshaug Church (Norwegian: Sakshaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug, just west of the municipal centre of Straumen. It is the main church for the Inderøy parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The large, stone church was built in a Neo-gothic long church style in 1871 under the direction of architect Håkon Mosling (1840-1914). The church seats about 850 people. The church was built to replace the Medieval Old Sakshaug Church (Norwegian: Sakshaug gamle kirke) located nearby. [1] [2] [3]

Sakshaug Church
Sakshaug kirke
View of the church
Sakshaug Church Location of the church Sakshaug Church Sakshaug Church (Norway)
63.8719°N 11.2756°E
Location	Inderøy, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Håkon Mosling
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-gothic
Completed	1871
Specifications
Capacity	850
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Inderøy
Deanery	Stiklestad prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Sakshaug kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
2. Jens Christian Eldal. "Håkon Mosling". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
3. "Sakshaug kirke" (in Norwegian). Inderøy prestegjeld. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-06-16.