Otterøy Church

Otterøy Church
Otterøy kirke
View of the church
64°30′40″N 11°17′54″E / 64.5110°N 11.2983°E / 64.5110; 11.2983
LocationNamsos Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Vik kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated29 September 1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1858 (1858)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishOtterøy
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85253

Otterøy Church (Norwegian: Otterøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skomsvoll on the island of Otterøya. It is the church for the Otterøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal shape with a style reminiscent of the old stave churches. The building was constructed in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people.