Hov Church | |
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Hov kirke | |
60°41′51″N 10°21′03″E / 60.69760056226°N 10.350958406925°E | |
Location | Søndre Land, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 12 September 1781 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Svend Olsen Odnes |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1781 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Hadeland og Land prosti |
Parish | Søndre Land |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84641 |
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]