Vang Church | |
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Vang kirke | |
«Hedmarkskatedralen» | |
60°48′09″N 11°07′57″E / 60.8024172878°N 11.1325696708°E | |
Location | Hamar Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1200 |
Consecrated | 30 November 1810 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Abraham Pihl |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1810 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Hamar domprosti |
Parish | Vang |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85759 |
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]