Engerdal Church

Engerdal Church (Norwegian: Engerdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Engerdal. It is the church for the Engerdal 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 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Engerdal Church
Engerdal kirke
View of the church
61°45′28″N 11°57′38″E
LocationEngerdal Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1873
Consecrated1873
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1873 (1873)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishEngerdal
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84098

History

View of the church

The first church in Engerdal was built in 1871–1873. Johan Olsen from Elverum and Teodor Embretsen Nordvi from Trysil were responsible for the carpentry work. The new church was a timber-framed long church. The altarpiece was painted by teacher Peder Haugen from Haugen in Engerdal. The church building was consecrated in 1873.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Engerdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. "Engerdal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. "Engerdal kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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