Hitra Church

Hitra Church
Hitra kirke
View of the church
63°37′43″N 8°43′36″E / 63.6285930276°N 08.7267861579°E / 63.6285930276; 08.7267861579
LocationHitra Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1927
Consecrated15 Dec 1927
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Claus Hjelte
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1927 (1927)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishHitra og Fillan
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84579

Hitra Church (Norwegian: Hitra kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Melandsjøen on the north shore of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the Hitra og Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The square-shaped, stone church was built in a cruciform style in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Claus Hjelte (1884-1969). The church seats about 400 people.