Kinn Church | |
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Kinn kirke | |
60°56′12″N 10°07′45″E / 60.9367320699°N 10.12908849118°E | |
Location | Nordre Land, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 16 September 1956 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Wilhelm Swensen |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1956 |
Closed | 1823-1956 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 140 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Hadeland og Land prosti |
Parish | Torpa |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84774 |
Kinn Church (Norwegian: Kinn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aust-Torpa. It is one of the churches for the Torpa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architect Wilhelm Swensen. The church seats about 140 people.[1][2]