Ole Jonsen Hindrum was a Norwegian builder and

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

. He was a noted church builder in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county, particularly specializing in the rare and unique Y-shaped floor plan. Ole Jonsen Hindrum was born around the year 1625 in Hindrem in

Leksvik Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now in Trøndelag county), Norway. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, Norway, Seter ...

municipality in

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. He was active as a church builder during the second half of the 17th century and thus built or participated in the construction of a number of church buildings in Trøndelag. He was also involved in repairs to the spire of the

Nidaros Cathedral Nidaros Cathedral ( no, Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–102 ...

in 1686, 1687, and 1690.

Works

* 1649:

Oppdal Church Oppdal Church ( no, Oppdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the Vang farm, near Norwegian National Road 70, just west of the village of Oppdal. It is the main ...

* 1651: Meldal Church (burned down in 1981, a copy rebuilt in 1988) * 1653: Hindrum Church (torn down in 1895) * 1654: Vuku Church * 1667: Leksvik Church * 1669: Rennebu Church (Y-shape) * 1670: Horg Church (Y-shape; torn down in 1894) * 1673:

Leinstrand Church Leinstrand Church ( no, Leinstrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Leinstrand area in the city of Trondheim. It is one of the churches for the ''Byneset ...

* 1696:

Tydal Church Tydal Church ( no, Tydal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aunet, on the northern shore of the Nea River , , or is an long river which has runs ...

(Y-shape)

References

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