Hoeggen Church ( no, Hoeggen kirke) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the Church of Norway in

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municipality in

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county,

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. It is located in the

Lerkendal Lerkendal () is a borough in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The borough was established on 1 January 2005 in a municipal borough reform that reduced the number of boroughs in the city. The borough of Østbyen lies to the ea ...

area in the

city of Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

. It is one of the churches for the Nidelven

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which is part of the

Strinda prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administrati ...

( deanery) in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herbor ...

. The tan brick church was built in a long church style in 1997 using plans drawn up by the

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ural firm ''Madsø Sveen''. The church seats about 430 people.

History

The new parish of Hoeggen was established in 1979 when it was separated from the large

Strinda Church Strinda Church ( no, Strinda kirke, historically ''Moholt kirke'') is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Strinda area in the city of Trondheim. It is the church for ...

parish. The congregation first rented a room at the Utleira school and then later at the Hoeggen school. In 1987, the congregation bought an old barracks building to use as an interim church on the road Nordre Risvolltun. In the late 1990s, the congregation hired the architecture firm Madsø Sveen to design a permanent church. The new church was completed in 1997. It was consecrated on 12 October 1997.

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Hoeggen church East II.jpg, Hoeggen church East facade I.jpg,

References

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