Hodalen Church

Hodalen Church (Norwegian: Hodalen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hodalen. It is the church for the Hodalen parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1934 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Sandmæl. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Hodalen Church
Hodalen kirke
View of the church
62°21′44″N 11°11′57″E
LocationTolga Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hodalen kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1934
Consecrated1934
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Sandmæl
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1934 (1934)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishHodalen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84588

History

In 1899, the village of Hodalen got permission to build a cemetery so that people of the southern valley of Tolga had a place to bury their dead without the long trip to Tolga Church. During the 1920s, money was raised to build a chapel at the cemetery. Andreas Sandmæl was hired to design the new wooden chapel. It was completed and consecrated in 1934. Originally it was an annex chapel to the main Tolga Church, but later it was upgraded to be a parish church.[3]

  • View of the pulpit inside the church
    View of the pulpit inside the church
  • Photo of the church at its consecration
    Photo of the church at its consecration

See also

References
  1. "Hodalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Hodalen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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