Hov Church (Innlandet)

Hov Church
Hov kirke
View of the church
Map
60°41′51″N 10°21′03″E / 60.69760056226°N 10.350958406925°E / 60.69760056226; 10.350958406925
LocationSøndre Land, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated12 September 1781
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Svend Olsen Odnes
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1781 (243 years ago) (1781)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHadeland og Land prosti
ParishSøndre Land
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84641

Hov Church (Norwegian: Hov kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hov. It is one of the churches for the Søndre Land parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1781 using plans drawn up by the architect Svend Olsen Odnes. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hov kirke, Søndre Land". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.