Enger Church

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Enger Church
Enger kirke
Enger kirke.JPG
View of the church
60°34′49″N 10°20′00″E / 60.58038443345°N 10.33341407775°E / 60.58038443345; 10.33341407775Coordinates: 60°34′49″N 10°20′00″E / 60.58038443345°N 10.33341407775°E / 60.58038443345; 10.33341407775
LocationSøndre Land, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1875
Consecrated1875
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1875 (147 years ago) (1875)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSøndre Land
DeaneryHadeland og Land prosti
DioceseHamar bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84097

Enger Church (Norwegian: Enger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of . It is one of the churches for the Søndre Land parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

History[]

Planning for a new church in the southern part of Søndre Land began in the 1870s. was hired to design the new church. It was to be a wooden long church with a western tower. There was a choir on the eastern end of the nave and the choir was flanked by sacristies. The church was completed and consecrated in 1875. The church was restored in 1950.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Enger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Enger kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Enger kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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