Kinn Church (Innlandet)

Kinn Church
Kinn kirke
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60°56′12″N 10°07′45″E / 60.9367320699°N 10.12908849118°E / 60.9367320699; 10.12908849118
LocationNordre Land, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated16 September 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Wilhelm Swensen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956 (68 years ago) (1956)
Closed1823-1956
Specifications
Capacity140
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHadeland og Land prosti
ParishTorpa
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84774

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]

  1. ^ "Kinn kirke, Nordre land". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 January 2022.