Seegård Church
Seegård Church | |
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Seegård kirke | |
60°52′49″N 10°27′45″E / 60.8802932949°N 10.4625656603°ECoordinates: 60°52′49″N 10°27′45″E / 60.8802932949°N 10.4625656603°E | |
Location | Gjøvik Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 1997 |
Events | 1994: Fire |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | |
Architectural type | Rectangular |
Completed | 1997 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 250 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Snertingdal |
Deanery | Toten prosti |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85407 |
Seegård Church (Norwegian: Seegård kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of . It is one of the churches for the Snertingdal parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1997 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Thorsrud. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
History[]
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1575, but the church was not built that year. The first church in Seegård was a wooden stave church that was possibly built during the 14th century. This church was built on a site about 100 metres (330 ft) to the northwest of the present church building. In 1617, the old choir torn down and a new choir was built on the sames site. In 1652, a sacristy was added on to the building.[3][4]
In 1781, the old church was torn down and a new wooden church was built with a cruciform floor plan on a new site about 100 metres (330 ft) to the southeast of the older church site. The new church was designed by . This new building was consecrated in 1782. This church burned down on Palm Sunday (27 March) 1994, destroying the church and none of the historic interior furnishings were saved. Soon after, the parish began planning for a new church building on the same site. The new church was designed by and consecrated in 1997. The new church includes the main nave and chancel room, plus it also has a church hall, some smaller rooms, and a kitchen.[5]
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References[]
- ^ "Seegård kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Segård middelalderske kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Seegård kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Seegård (Snertingdal) kirkested / Seegård kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Gjøvik
- Churches in Innlandet
- Churches in Toten Deanery
- Rectangular churches in Norway
- Wooden churches in Norway
- 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
- Churches completed in 1997
- 14th-century establishments in Norway