Espedalen Church

Espedalen Church
Espedalen fjellkirke
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61°26′08″N 9°29′43″E / 61.4354769178°N 9.49518701430°E / 61.4354769178; 9.49518701430
LocationSør-Fron Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1974
Consecrated1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1974 (50 years ago) (1974)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishSør-Fron

Espedalen Church (Norwegian: Espedalen fjellkirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Espedalen valley, at Verksodden. It is one of the churches for the Sør-Fron parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Espedalen fjellkirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2021.