Strinda Church (, historically ''Moholt kirke'') is a

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of the

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county,

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. It is located in the Strinda area in the

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. It is the church for the Strinda

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which is part of the Strinda prosti (

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) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in a

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design with a

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style in 1900 using plans drawn up by the

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s Lars Solberg and Johan Christensen. The church seats about 300 people.

History

The church in Strinda was originally built in 1900 to be the new main church for

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. The medieval

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had held that position for a long time, but that church was too small for the parish. It was designed by the

s Lars Solberg and Johan Christensen. It was built for about by the carpenter O.A. Henriksen. The building was

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d on 18 October 1900. The church was built with a

design, but its interior is set up like that of a

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due to the fairly short

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, hence everyone is sitting facing the same direction whereas in a traditional cruciform design, the people sitting in the transepts are facing each other and the

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is to their side. Due to a slightly weak construction, the church began creaking loudly during a storm and afterwards when it was windy you were hear it. Around 1922-1923, iron bars were threaded through the church to strengthen the structure and prevent the noise. In 1935, the building was painted a very dark brown color that almost looked black, and this was not well received by the congregation
photo of the dark color
. Just after World War II, the church was re-painted white once again.

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References

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History

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