Kvikne Church (Tynset)

Kvikne Church
Kvikne kirke
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62°35′01″N 10°17′06″E / 62.58367026130°N 10.2851034701°E / 62.58367026130; 10.2851034701
LocationTynset Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1 July 1654
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Mortensen
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1654 (370 years ago) (1654)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishKvikne
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84864

Kvikne Church (Norwegian: Kvikne kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Yset. It is the church for the Kvikne parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1654 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Mortensen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kvikne kirke, Tynset". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 November 2021.