Leirskogen Church

Leirskogen Church (Norwegian: Leirskogen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirskogen. It is the church for the Leirskogen 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 1924 using plans drawn up by the architects Bakken og Grimsgaard. The church seats about 90 people.^[1][2]

Leirskogen Church
Leirskogen kyrkje
View of the church Credit: John Erling Blad
60°47′52″N 9°40′56″E
Location	Sør-Aurdal, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1924
Consecrated	18 March 1924
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Bakken og Grimsgaard
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1924 (100 years ago) (1924)
Specifications
Capacity	90
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Valdres prosti
Parish	Leirskogen
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84283

History

In the 1920s, a local initiative was taken for building a church in Leirskogen because the people desired a shorter journey to church. The architect for the construction was Bakken & Grimsgaard from Drammen. The lead builder for the project was Halvor Meisdalshagen. The interior furniture was designed by the architect Jens Dunker. The building was designed as a wooden long church with a tower on the west end above the church porch. Leirskogen Chapel, as it was originally titled, was consecrated on 18 March 1924. In 1934, a sacristy was built on the east end of the choir. It has been titled as a church since 1995.^[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Leirskogen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Leirskogen kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "Leirskogen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2022.