Nordskogbygda Church

Nordskogbygda Church (Norwegian: Nordskogbygda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordskogbygda. It is the church for the Nordskogbygda 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 plans drawn up by the architect Otto Schønheyder. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Nordskogbygda Church
Nordskogbygda kirke
View of the church
60°59′32″N 11°41′46″E
LocationElverum Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Nedreberg Chapel
StatusParish church
Founded1873
Consecrated19 November 1873
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Otto Schønheyder
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1873 (1873)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishNordskogbygda
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85169

History
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In 1869, it was decided to build an annex chapel in Nordskogbygda, northeast of the town of Elverum. (Another chapel at Sørskogbygda was built at the same time by the same architect. Identical buildings except this one was smaller.) Land was donated by the local farmer Iver Nederberg. The church was designed by Otto Schønheyder and the lead builder was Günther Schüssler. The building was constructed in 1873. It was consecrated as Nedreberg Chapel on 19 November 1873. In 1963, the chapel was remodeled using plans by Rolf Prague. At the completion of this project, it was re-named Nordskogbygda Chapel. More recently, the chapel was upgraded to the status of parish church and it was renamed Nordskogbygda Church.[3][4]

See also

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

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