Aurdal Church

Aurdal Church
Aurdal kirke
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60°55′29″N 9°24′49″E / 60.9246454331°N 9.413475394248°E / 60.9246454331; 9.413475394248
LocationNord-Aurdal, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated22 February 1737
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Svend Tråseth
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1736 (288 years ago) (1736)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishAurdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83813

Aurdal Church (Norwegian: Aurdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aurdal. It is the church for the Aurdal parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1736 using plans drawn up by the architect Svend Tråseth. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Aurdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 January 2022.