Alstadhaug Church

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Alstadhaug Church (Norwegian: Alstadhaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the village of Alstadhaug in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county. It is the church for the Alstadhaug parish, which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church was built in a long church style during the 12th century by an unknown architect. The church seats about 238 people.

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1280, but the church was likely built during the mid- to late 1100s. It features elements from both Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The church has a rectangular nave measuring about 20 by 12.5 metres (66 ft × 41 ft) and a narrower, square chancel with a lower roof line that measures about 8 by 8 metres (26 ft × 26 ft). The church building is built of stone with wood ceilings. Dendrochronology surveys of the roof show the timber dates to the years 1166–67. It is therefore likely that the church was completed around the year 1170. Construction on the church likely began 20 to 30 years before its completion (around 1130–1140). Next to the church is Olvishaugen, a large burial mound....