Nord-Etnedal Church

Coordinates: 61°01′31″N 9°30′02″E / 61.0253335955°N 9.5005951523°E

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Nord-Etnedal Church
Nord-Etnedal kyrkje
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61°01′31″N 9°30′02″E / 61.0253335955°N 9.5005951523°E / 61.0253335955; 9.5005951523
Location	Etnedal Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1866
Consecrated	19 September 1866
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1866 (158 years ago) (1866)
Specifications
Capacity	146
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Valdres prosti
Parish	Nord-Etnedal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85150

Nord-Etnedal Church (Norwegian: Nord-Etnedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etnedal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brøtahaugen. It is the church for the Nord-Etnedal parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 146 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The municipal council of Nord-Aurdal Municipality approved the construction of a new church in 1862 to serve the people in the northern part of the Etnedal valley (this was before Etnedal Municipality was established in 1894). This new church was approved by the government in 1864. There was some controversy about location, but this was solved when Ole Erikson Ton on the Nedre Ton farm donated land for a church and burial ground. The architectural drawings the new Nord-Etnedal Church were designed by John Stenersen, who had recently designed the nearby Strand Church when the old church was moved. The church ministry did not approve these, however, so Jacob Wilhelm Nordan designed the new building. The church was built by builder Johan Eriksen from Fåberg. The new building was consecrated on 19 September 1866. In 1957, plans were made to rebuild the church using plans by the architect Magnus Wold. The plans included adding rooms for use for baptisms and confirmations under the west gallery; new doors and windows; and a new, vaulted ceiling. The work was completed from 1960 to 1963.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Nord-Etnedal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Nord-Etnedal kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Nord-Etnedal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Christie, Sigrid; Storsletten, Ola; Hoff, Anna Marte. "Nord-Etnedal kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Valdres prosti in Innlandet county, Norway
	Etnedal Municipality: Bruflat Nord-Etnedal Nord-Aurdal Municipality: Aurdal Skrautvål Strand Tingnes Tisleidalen Ulnes
	Sør-Aurdal Municipality: Bagn Begnadalen Hedalen Stave Leirskogen Reinli Stave Reinli
	Vang Municipality: Heensåsen Høre Vang Øye Øye Stave St Thomas
	Vestre Slidre Municipality: Lomen Lomen Stave Røn Øyjar Vestre Slidre Øystre Slidre Municipality: Hegge Lidar Rogne Volbu

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