Gjesåsen Church

Gjesåsen Church (Norwegian: Gjesåsen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesåsen. It is the church for the Gjesåsen parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Peter Høier Holtermann. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Gjesåsen Church
Gjesåsen kirke
View of the church
60°40′42″N 12°01′29″E
LocationÅsnes Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1863
Consecrated16 December 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Høier Holtermann
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863 (1863)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySolør, Vinger og Odal prosti
ParishGjesåsen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84261

History

In the 1860s, planning began for a new church in Gjesåsen. The church was designed by Peter Høier Holtermann. It is a wooden long church with a rectangular nave, a narrower chancel on the east end with a lower roof line, and a tower with a church porch at the foot of the tower on the west end of the nave. The new building was consecrated on 16 December 1863. In 1945, the choir was rebuilt. In 1954, a sacristy was built on the south side of the choir.[3][4]

See also

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

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