Nes Church (Ringsaker)
Church in Innlandet, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nes Church (Norwegian: Nes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tingnes. It is one of the churches for the Nes parish which is part of the Ringsaker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1250 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]
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60°45′44″N 10°56′35″E | |
Location | Ringsaker Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century |
Consecrated | c. 1250 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | cruciform |
Completed | c. 1250 (774 years ago) (1250) |
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Capacity | 320 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Ringsaker prosti |
Parish | Nes |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85105 |
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