Folldal Church

Folldal Church (Norwegian: Folldal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Folldal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Folldal. It is the church for the Folldal parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

Folldal Church
Folldal kirke
View of the church
62°07′37″N 10°02′20″E
LocationFolldal Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1751
Consecrated18 October 1882
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1882 (1882)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishFolldal
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84177

History

In 1746, the parish submitted an application to build a new church in the village of Folldal. Construction on the new church took place from 1747 until 1751. The new church was consecrated on 5 December 1751. The new church was a timber-framed cruciform building that was located on the same site as the present church. In 1875–1876, the parish debated replacing the old church with a new, larger church. Henrik Nissen was hired to design the new church. The drawings and plans for the new church were approved in April 1879. In 1881, the old church was torn down. Work on the new church began soon after. It was said, however, that the builder, Hans Johnsen from Røros, did not follow the drawings exactly. For example, he was not content with one sacristy, as the plans called for, so he built another sacristy so that the church would be symmetrical. He also built the nave somewhat narrower and shorter than the original plan. The new long church was completed in 1882 and it was consecrated on 18 October 1882. Over the years, the exterior was painted red and then later painted white. In 1956, the church was wired for electricity.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Folldal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Folldal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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