Tingnes Church

Tingnes Church
Tingnes kirke
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60°59′02″N 9°15′30″E / 60.9837531051°N 9.258214652309°E / 60.9837531051; 9.258214652309
LocationNord-Aurdal, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Fagernes Chapel
Skogajordet Church
StatusParish church
Founded1972
Consecrated10 September 1972
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Stenersen
Architectural typeHexagonal
Completed1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
Specifications
Capacity260
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishTingnes

Tingnes Church (Norwegian: Tingnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fagernes. It is the church for the Tingnes parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a hexagonal design in 1972 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Stenersen. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tingnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 January 2022.