Vinger Church

Vinger Church
Vinger kirke
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60°11′41″N 12°00′38″E / 60.1948525917°N 12.0105001330°E / 60.1948525917; 12.0105001330
LocationKongsvinger, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated6 January 1699
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peder Gundersen Norigarden
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1697 (327 years ago) (1697)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySolør, Vinger og Odal prosti
ParishVinger
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85850

Vinger Church (Norwegian: Vinger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kongsvinger. It is the church for the Vinger parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1697 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder Gundersen Norigarden. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vinger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 December 2021.