Vik Church (Flatanger)
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Vik Church is a parish church
in the municipality of Flatanger
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. As the main church for the municipality, it is also sometimes called Flatanger Church. It is located in the village of Vik
. The church is part of the Vik
parish
in the Namdal deanery
in the Diocese of Nidaros
. The wooden church was completed in 1873 and was consecrated on 25 November 1873 by Pastor Brun, the Dean of Namdalen
.
On 18 November 1913, lightning
struck the church. The steeple
was shattered and the ceiling and attic on the south by the foot of the tower was torn up with a gap of 8 to 9 ft (2.4 to 2.7 ) in each direction. The windows and doors were blown out from the pressure, but fortunately this did not burn the church. A strong rain followed by thunderstorms was probably what saved it. In 1913-1914 it was rebuilt and painted.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the municipality of Flatanger
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund and Vik.-General information:...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. As the main church for the municipality, it is also sometimes called Flatanger Church. It is located in the village of Vik
Vik, Nord-Trøndelag
Vik is a village in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about west of the municipal center of Lauvsnes. The village has a school, a shop, and Vik Church....
. The church is part of the Vik
Vik, Nord-Trøndelag
Vik is a village in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about west of the municipal center of Lauvsnes. The village has a school, a shop, and Vik Church....
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Namdal deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
. The wooden church was completed in 1873 and was consecrated on 25 November 1873 by Pastor Brun, the Dean of Namdalen
Namdalen
Namdalen is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Namdalseid, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, Namsskogan, and Vikna, all in Nord-Trøndelag county. The district has two towns: Kolvereid and Namsos...
.
On 18 November 1913, lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
struck the church. The steeple
Steeple (architecture)
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure...
was shattered and the ceiling and attic on the south by the foot of the tower was torn up with a gap of 8 to 9 ft (2.4 to 2.7 ) in each direction. The windows and doors were blown out from the pressure, but fortunately this did not burn the church. A strong rain followed by thunderstorms was probably what saved it. In 1913-1914 it was rebuilt and painted.