Heradsbygd Church

Heradsbygd Church (Norwegian: Heradsbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heradsbygd. It is the church for the Heradsbygd parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in the National Romantic style in 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Bull. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

Heradsbygd Church
Heradsbygd kirke
View of the church
60°49′22″N 11°38′04″E
LocationElverum Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1895
Consecrated1911
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Bull
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNational Romantic style
Completed1895 (1895)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishHeradsbygd
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84556

History
View of the church
Credit: www.kirkenorge.no

In 1895, the architect Henrik Bull made designs for the building which was to become a prayer house for the village. It was designed in the National Romantic style. It was built using donations and gifts to fund the construction. Over time, more money was raised and in 1911 it was enlarged and consecrated as an annex chapel for the Elverum Church parish. More recently, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.[3][4]

See also

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

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