Lesjaskog Church

Lesjaskog Church
Lesjaskog kyrkje
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62°13′59″N 8°20′50″E / 62.2330966283°N 8.34711787773°E / 62.2330966283; 8.34711787773
LocationLesja Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1695
Consecrated20 September 1855
Events1855: Church moved
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1695 (329 years ago) (1695)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishLesja og Lesjaskog
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84292

Lesjaskog Church (Norwegian: Lesjaskog kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lesjaskog. It is the church for the Lesja og Lesjaskog parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1697 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lesjaskog kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 December 2021.