Hølonda Church

Hølonda Church
Hølonda kirke
View of the church
63°06′50″N 10°01′24″E / 63.113763108°N 10.023247182°E / 63.113763108; 10.023247182
LocationMelhus Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1681
Consecrated18 Oct 1848
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1848 (1848)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryGauldal prosti
ParishHølonda
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84694

Hølonda Church (Norwegian: Hølonda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located near the Krokstad farm, just west of Gåsbakken which is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the village of Hovin and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of the village of Korsvegen. It is the church for the Hølanda parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1848 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.