Gravberget Church

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Gravberget Church
Gravberget kirke
Gravberget kirke.jpg
View of the church
60°52′44″N 12°14′43″E / 60.87880278469°N 12.24529346820°E / 60.87880278469; 12.24529346820Coordinates: 60°52′44″N 12°14′43″E / 60.87880278469°N 12.24529346820°E / 60.87880278469; 12.24529346820
LocationVåler Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1955
Consecrated30 October 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Magnus Poulsson
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1955 (67 years ago) (1955)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGravberget
DeanerySolør, Vinger og Odal prosti
DioceseHamar bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84411

Gravberget Church (Norwegian: Gravberget kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of . It is the church for the Gravberget parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

History[]

View of the church.
Credit: Jan-Tore Egge

During the 1950s, the parish decided to build a church in the Finnskogen forest area in eastern Våler. In 1952, Magnus Poulsson was hired to design the new church. The church design is reminiscent of the shape of a spruce tree. The base is almost square, and the tower superstructure is pyramid-shaped. The tower above the roof is set diagonally in relation to the building itself. It thus becomes a pyramid diagonally above the pyramid. The church was built in 1955 and it was consecrated on 30 October 1955 by the Bishop Kristian Schjelderup.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Gravberget kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Gravberget kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Gravberget kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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