Hessdalen is a village in the municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county, Norway . Hessdalen also refers to the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long valley that surrounds the village. Hessdalen is located in the central part of the valley, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of the city of Trondheim , approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the mining town of Røros , and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the village of Renbygda . About 150 people live in the village and surrounding valley.
5-502: Hessdalen Church is located in the village of Hessdalen and the lake Øyungen lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village. The Hessdalen area is known for the occurrence of unexplained aerial luminous phenomena called the Hessdalen lights . The phenomenon is monitored by the Hessdalen AMS . The first element is the name of the local river Hesja and the last element
10-610: Is the church for the Hessdalen parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nidaros . The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1940 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl . The church seats about 186 people. Hessdalen is a fairly remote mountain valley with only one road connecting the valley to the rest of the municipality. The Hessdalen valley got its own cemetery in 1905, and
15-550: Is the definite form of dal , which means " dale " or " valley ". This Trøndelag location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hessdalen Church Hessdalen Church ( Norwegian : Hessdalen kirke ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Holtålen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway . It is located in the village of Hessdalen . It
20-404: The parish priest was required to meet twice a year at the new cemetery to perform funerals. Soon after, the people of the valley began requesting a chapel to go along with the new cemetery. During the 1930s, planning began for a new chapel. Around 1940 the chapel was constructed, but it was not fully finished until 1942, likely due to the effects of World War II . The architect of the new building
25-404: Was John Egil Tverdahl and Arne S. Gynnild was the lead builder. It was not until 3 July 1949 that the new chapel was formally consecrated . Even after the consecration, there was still some remaining work that needed to be finished to complete the new building. The chapel builders had limited financial resources, but they obtained the pulpit from the old Ålen Church , which had been stored on
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