Østby Church

Østby Church (Norwegian: Østby kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Østby, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the border with Sweden. It is the church for the Østby parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1940 using plans drawn up by the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. The church seats about 100 people.^[1][2]

Østby Church
Østby kirke
View of the church
61°15′20″N 12°31′50″E
Location	Trysil Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1940
Consecrated	1940
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Statsbygg
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1940 (84 years ago) (1940)
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Sør-Østerdal prosti
Parish	Østby
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85911

History

The church was originally built as an annex chapel. The Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property designed the building. Later, the chapel was upgraded to the status of parish church and it was renamed as a church.^[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Østby kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
3. "Østby kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
4. "Østby kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 December 2021.