Skute Church

Skute Church (Norwegian: Skute kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ringelia. It is the church for the Skute parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1915 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Stein. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]

Skute Church
Skute kirke
View of the church
60°38′17″N 10°20′05″E
LocationSøndre Land, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1915
Consecrated16 June 1915
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Stein
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1915 (1915)
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHadeland og Land prosti
ParishSkute
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85485

History

In the early 20th century, planning began for a church in Søndre Land on the west side of the Randsfjorden. Ole Stein was hired to design the new church. Peder Skute donated the land on which the church was built. It was built as a long church in a style that mimics the designs of the medieval stave churches in Norway. The new building was consecrated by Bishop Christen Brun on 16 June 1915. The church received electric lighting in 1923 and electric heating in 1955.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Skute kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. "Skute kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. "Skute kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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