Sømådal Church

Sømådal Church (Norwegian: Sømådal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sømådal. It is the church for the Sømådal 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 1937. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

Sømådal Church
Sømådal kirke
View of the church
62°05′57″N 11°39′39″E
LocationEngerdal Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated1 September 1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (1937)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishSømådal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85040

History
View of the church

In 1923, a cemetery was built in Sømådal to serve the northwestern part of the municipality near the border with Rendalen, Tolga, and Os municipalities. In the mid-1930s, the parish began planning for a church at the site of the cemetery. Gustav Knutsen was hired as the lead builder. The new church was consecrated on 1 September 1937.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Sømådal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Sømådal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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