Lomen Stave Church

Lomen Stave Church
Lome stavkyrkje
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61°08′05″N 8°55′26″E / 61.134858776°N 8.92383679747°E / 61.134858776; 8.92383679747
LocationVestre Slidre, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1192
Consecratedc. 1192
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleStave church
Completedc. 1192
(832 years ago)
 (1192)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishLomen
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84323

Lomen Stave Church (Norwegian: Lomen stavkyrkje) is a stave church of the Church of Norway in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lomen. It was formerly the church for the Lomen parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1192 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lomen stavkyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 January 2022.