Sørskogbygda Church
Sørskogbygda Church | |
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Sørskogbygda kirke | |
60°56′34″N 11°46′26″E / 60.94280714792°N 11.7737538815°ECoordinates: 60°56′34″N 11°46′26″E / 60.94280714792°N 11.7737538815°E | |
Location | Elverum Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1873 |
Consecrated | 1873 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1873 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Sørskogbygda |
Deanery | Sør-Østerdal prosti |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85059 |
Sørskogbygda Church (Norwegian: Sørskogbygda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of . It is the church for the Sørskogbygda parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]
History[]
In 1869, it was decided to build an annex chapel in Sørskogbygda, southeast of the town of Elverum. (Another chapel at Nordskogbygda was built at the same time by the same architect. Identical buildings except this one was larger.) The church was designed by and it was built by a group of local carpenters. The style is often described as late Art Nouveau, but the windows and entrance are otherwise very reminiscent of Swiss chalet style. The church was built and consecrated in 1873.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sørskogbygda kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Sørskogbygda kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Sørskogbygda kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Elverum
- Churches in Innlandet
- Long churches in Norway
- Wooden churches in Norway
- 19th-century Church of Norway church buildings
- Churches completed in 1873
- 1873 establishments in Norway