Egge Church

Egge Church
Egge kirke
View of the church
64°01′24″N 11°28′29″E / 64.02330757°N 11.47462695°E / 64.02330757; 11.47462695
LocationSteinkjer Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1870
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rasmus M. Overrein
Architectural typeLong church
StyleEmpire style
Completed1870 (1870)
Specifications
Capacity330
Length15.5 metres (51 ft)
Width11.3 metres (37 ft)
Number of spires1
Spire height30 metres (98 ft)
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
ParishEgge
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84055

Egge Church (Norwegian: Egge kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern edge of the town of Steinkjer (in the area that used to be Egge Municipality before 1964). It is the church for the Egge parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in the empire style in 1870 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus Mentsen Overrein. The church seats about 330 people.