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Agdenes
Agdenes is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre was the village of Selbekken. Other villages in the municipality included Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, Vernes, and Leksa. The Brekstad–Valset Ferry connected Agdenes to the town of Brekstad in Ørland municipality on the other side of the Trondheimsfjorden. At the time of its dissolution, the municipality is the 270th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Agdenes is the 344th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,684. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 4.2% over the last decade. General information The municipality of ''Værnes'' was established on 1 January 1896 when it was separated from the large municipality of Ørland which originally included land o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agdenes Church
Agdenes Church ( no, Agdenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vernes, Trøndelag, Vernes along the Trondheimsleia in the north part of Agdenes, about southwest of Vassbygda, Agdenes, Vassbygda. It is the main church for the Agdenes parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1857 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 200 people. History According to the (the saga of the sons of Magnus IV of Norway, Magnus) in the Heimskringla, the first Agdenes Church was built by King Øystein during the early 12th century (probably before the year 1123). The first church was located at Agdenes, on a peninsula near the confluence of the Trondheimsfjorden and the Stjørnfjorden, about northeast of the present site of the church. The King who built the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
