Kvam Church | |
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Kvam kirke | |
61°39′56″N 9°41′40″E / 61.6656282653°N 9.694359809209°E | |
Location | Nord-Fron, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 12 October 1952 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Magnus Poulsson |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1952 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
Parish | Kvam |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84854 |
Kvam Church (Norwegian: Kvam kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvam. It is the church for the Kvam parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2] The church has a cemetery with a memorial to British soldiers that were killed in an engagement at the site in 1940.