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Heradsbygd Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

60°49′22″N 11°38′04″E / 60.8228699563°N 11.6344745457°E / 60.8228699563; 11.6344745457LocationElverum Municipality,
InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1895Consecrated1911ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Henrik BullArchitectural typeLong churchStyleNational Romantic styleCompleted1895 (129 years ago) (1895)SpecificationsCapacity180MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeanerySør-Østerdal prostiParishHeradsbygd

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Heradsbygd Church (Norwegian: Heradsbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heradsbygd. It is the church for the Heradsbygd parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in the National Romantic style in 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Bull. The church seats about 180 people.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1895, the architect Henrik Bull made designs for the building which was to become a prayer house for the village. It was designed in the National Romantic style. It was built using donations and gifts to fund the construction. Over time, more money was raised and in 1911 it was enlarged and consecrated as an annex chapel for the Elverum Church parish. More recently, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Heradsbygd kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Heradsbygd kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Heradsbygd kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2021.