Totenviken Church

Totenviken Church (Norwegian: Totenviken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Totenvika. It is one of the churches for the Balke parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church design in 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect Peter Kjølseth. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Totenviken Church
Totenviken kirke
View of the church
60°38′43″N 11°00′06″E
LocationØstre Toten, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1896
Consecrated25 November 1896
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Kjølseth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1896 (1896)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsPlastered brick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryToten prosti
ParishBalke
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85658

History

In 1864, the graveyard at the nearby Balke Church had gotten too small, so an auxiliary cemetery was built in Totenvika. The new cemetery was consecrated on 30 September 1864. In the 1880s, there was growing interest in having an annex chapel built on the site of the cemetery. Fundraising campaigns started, and architectural drawings were obtained from Peter Kjølseth. The new building was built with brick and covered with plaster. Originally, it was called Viken Chapel and it was consecrated on 25 November 1896. In 1922–1923, the church was renovated. The old tower was taken down and a new tower with a different design was built. Also, a new choir and sacristies were built on the east end of the building. The building was re-consecrated on 14 September 1923.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Totenviken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Totenviken kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. "Totenviken kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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