Vang Church (Hamar)

Vang Church
Vang kirke
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60°48′09″N 11°07′57″E / 60.8024172878°N 11.1325696708°E / 60.8024172878; 11.1325696708
LocationHamar Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecrated30 November 1810
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Abraham Pihl
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1810 (214 years ago) (1810)
Specifications
Capacity1,000
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHamar domprosti
ParishVang
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85759

Vang Church (Norwegian: Vang kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ridabu. It is one of the churches for the Vang parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a octagonal design in 1810 using plans drawn up by the architect Abraham Pihl. The church seats about 1,000 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vang kirke, Hamar". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 January 2022.