Kroer Church (''Kroer kirke'') is a "

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Kroer Church
Kirkesøk

History

Kroer Church is built in 1925 of wood and can accommodate 120 people. It was designed by Norwegian architect

Harald Sund Harald Thorbjørn Sund (February 16, 1876 – April 9, 1940) was a Norwegian architect, artist and illustrator. Architectural career Sund was born at Sund in the parish of Gildeskål in Nordland, Norway. Sund studied architectural engineering ...

(1876–1940). There were three previous churches in Kroer before the present one was built. The earlier ones dated from 1340, 1550, and 1852. The 1852 church was destroyed in a fire in July 1923.

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External links

Kroer Parish

Kirkesøk: Kroer Church

Directorate of Cultural Heritage: Kroer Church
Churches in Viken Cultural heritage of Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1925 1925 in Norway