Dovre Church

Dovre Church
Dovre kyrkje
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61°59′19″N 9°14′53″E / 61.988510568721°N 9.24805122620°E / 61.988510568721; 9.24805122620
LocationDovre Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated21 February 1740
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jesper Rusten
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1736 (288 years ago) (1736)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishDovre
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84030

Dovre Church (Norwegian: Dovre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dovre. It is the church for the Dovre parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The slate-clad, wooden church was built in an cruciform design in 1736 using plans drawn up by the architect Jesper Rusten. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

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