Kvam Church (Nord-Fron)

Kvam Church
Kvam kirke
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61°39′56″N 9°41′40″E / 61.6656282653°N 9.694359809209°E / 61.6656282653; 9.694359809209
LocationNord-Fron,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated12 October 1952
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Magnus Poulsson
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1952 (72 years ago) (1952)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishKvam
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84854

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.

  1. ^ "Kvam kirke, Nord-Fron". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2021.