Leinstrand Church

{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Leinstrand Church |full_name = Leinstrand kirke |former_name = |image = Leinstrand kirke.jpg |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|63|19|41.7|N|10|18|23.8|E|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |location = [[Trondheim Municipality]], [[Trøndelag]] |country = [[Norway]] |churchmanship = [[Evangelical Lutheran]] |denomination = [[Church of Norway]] |diocese = [[Diocese of Nidaros|Nidaros bispedømme]] |deanery = [[Heimdal og Byåsen prosti]] |parish = Byneset og Leinstrand |status = [[Parish church]] |functional_status = Active |founded = 14th century |consecrated = 17 Sept 1673 |completed = {{Start date and age|p=y|1673}} |closed = |events = |architect = [[Ole Jonsen Hindrum]] |architectural_type = [[Long church]] |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 200 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Automatically protected |ID = 84279 }} }}

'''Leinstrand Church''' ({{langx|no|Leinstrand kirke}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in [[Trondheim Municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the village of [[Nypan, Norway|Nypan]], about {{convert|12|km}} south of the [[city of Trondheim]]. It is one of the churches for the ''Byneset og Leinstrand'' [[parish]] which is part of the [[Heimdal og Byåsen prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]]. The red, wooden church was built in a [[long church]] style in 1673 by the [[architect]] [[Ole Jonsen Hindrum]]. The church seats about 200 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leinstrand kirke |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/160100701 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-15}}</ref>

==History== The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was not new that year. The old church may have been built during the 14th or 15th century. Not much is known about the old church except that it was likely built about {{convert|100|m}} northeast of the present church site. In 1673, the old church was torn down and a new wooden [[long church]] was built about {{cvt|100|m}} southwest of the old church location. The building was [[consecrate]]d on 17 September 1673. In 1783, parts of the church collapsed due to a weak foundation and shifting soil. The following summer, the church was rebuilt on the same site with a reinforced foundation, mostly using recycled materials from the old church. At the same time, the church was enlarged and restored. From 1831 to 1837, the church underwent a large renovation. In 1905, a new tower on the west side of the building was constructed and at the same time, the old flat ceiling above the [[nave]] was replaced with a vaulted ceiling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leinstrand kirke |url=http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/528030_leinstrand-kirke |publisher=Norske kirkebygg |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2011-04-14}}</ref><ref name="kms">{{Cite news |title=Leinstrand kirkested |newspaper = Kulturminnesøk|url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84279 |access-date=2021-06-20 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Leinstrand kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/leinstrand-kirke/ |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |date=30 October 2016 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==Media gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> Leinstrand kirke Juni.jpg|Exterior view Leinstrand kirke sommer.jpg|Side exterior view Leinstrand kirke front.jpg|Front exterior view 833 Leinstranden kirke, Guldalen - no-nb digifoto 20150622 00330 bldsa PK19226.jpg|Exterior view (c. 1910) </gallery>

==See also== *[[List of churches in Nidaros]]

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[[Category:Churches in Trondheim]] [[Category:Churches in Trøndelag]] [[Category:Long churches in Norway]] [[Category:Wooden churches in Norway]] [[Category:17th-century Church of Norway church buildings]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1673]] [[Category:14th-century establishments in Norway]]