Espedalen Church
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]
| Espedalen Church | |
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| Espedalen fjellkirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 61°26′08″N 9°29′43″E | |
| Location | Sør-Fron Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Consecrated | 1974 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 130 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sør-Fron |
| Deanery | Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Espedalen fjellkirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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