| Nordberg Church | |
|---|---|
| Nordberg kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
| 61°54′21″N 8°09′16″E / 61.90581737979°N 8.15444916486°E | |
| Location | Skjåk Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Consecrated | 1864 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Architectural type | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 215 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
| Parish | Nordberg |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Protected |
| ID | 85145 |
Nordberg Church (Norwegian: Nordberg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordberg. It is the church for the Nordberg parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 215 people.[1][2]
History
Planning for a new church in Nordberg began around 1860. The architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to design the new building and Jakob Jonsen Storlien was hired as the lead builder. The church was designed as an octagonal building with a small church porch in the west and a sacristy in the east. The church was built from 1862-1864 and it was consecrated in 1864.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nordberg kyrkje, Skjåk". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "Nordberg kirke (Skjåk)". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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