Strand Church (Stor-Elvdal)

Strand Church (Norwegian: Strand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strand. It is the church for the Strand parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Strand Church
Strand kirke
View of the church
61°17′26″N 11°16′27″E
LocationStor-Elvdal, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1863
Consecrated2 December 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1863 (1863)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishStrand
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85588

History

The people of Strand had long desired their own local church due to the more than 30-kilometre (19 mi) long journey to the Stor-Elvdal Church where they had historically gone to church. Approval was finally granted in the early 1860s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to design the new church. Construction began in April 1863 and it progressed through the summer and fall. The church is rectangular in design with the nave and choir in the same room. There's a small sacristy on the east end and a church porch with tower on the west end. The new church was consecrated on 2 December 1863.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Strand kirke, Stor-Elvdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. "Strand kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. "Strand kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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