Nordberg Church (Innlandet)

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]

Nordberg Church
Nordberg kyrkje
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61°54′21″N 8°09′16″E / 61.90581737979°N 8.15444916486°E / 61.90581737979; 8.15444916486
LocationSkjåk Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1864
Consecrated1864
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1864 (160 years ago) (1864)
Specifications
Capacity215
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishNordberg
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85145

History

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View of the church

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 to 1864 and it was consecrated in 1864.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Nordberg kyrkje, Skjåk". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Nordberg kirke (Skjåk)". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2021.