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Skjåk Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skjåk Church (Norwegian: Skjåk kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjåk. It is the church for the Skjåk parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in an cruciform design in 1752 using plans drawn up by the architect Ola Rasmussen Hole. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2]
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61°52′42″N 8°22′25″E | |
Location | Skjåk Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 17 Sept 1752 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ola Rasmussen Hole |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1752 (272 years ago) (1752) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 270 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
Parish | Skjåk |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85469 |
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