Fløan Church () was a

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church that stood in the village of Fløan in the

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area of present-day

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county,

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. The church was located about northwest of the town of

Stjørdalshalsen Stjørdalshalsen or Stjørdal (nickname: ''Halsen'') is a town and the administrative centre of Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva to the south and north and by th ...

. Materials from Fløan Church are displayed at the

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History

The first written record of the church is in the Aslak Bolts jordebok. In 1432 Aslak Bolt, Bishop of the

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, commissioned this land register which listed lands, estates, and revenues associated with the diocese. The church was closed after the

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and finally completely demolished in 1851. The church has been

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to 1420. Other medieval history indicates that for some time before the current building existed there stood another church at the same location.

References

External links

Trøndelag Folkemuseum official website
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