Skåbu Church

Skåbu Church (Norwegian: Skåbu kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skåbu. It is the church for the Skåbu parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Villa. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

Skåbu Church
Skåbu kyrkje
View of the church
61°31′43″N 9°24′58″E
LocationNord-Fron,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1927
Consecrated1927
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Villa
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1927 (1927)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishSkåbu
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85486

History

The first church in Skåbu was built during the 13th century, possibly the year 1235. The first church was likely a small, wooden stave church located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the present church site. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1590, but the church was old by that time. The church was likely closed during the 1600s and the people of the Skåbu area had to travel to the nearby Kvikne Church. In the early 1900s, the parish began considering a new church in Skåbu. The new church was designed by Knut Villa and it was a wooden cruciform building. It was completed in 1927.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Skåbu kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "Skåbu kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. "Megården - Skåbu gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. "Skåbu kirkested / Skåbu kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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