Volbu Church | |
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Volbu kyrkje | |
61°07′14″N 9°03′32″E / 61.1205214352°N 9.058947175708°E | |
Location | Øystre Slidre, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1150 |
Consecrated | 1831 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1831 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 150 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Valdres prosti |
Parish | Volbu |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85862 |
Volbu Church (Norwegian: Volbu kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øystre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Volbu. It is the church for the Volbu parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1831 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]