Trøftskogen Chapel

Trøftskogen Chapel (Norwegian: Trøftskogen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Trautskogen. It is one of the two churches for the Sand parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church design in 1931 using plans drawn up by the State building inspector's office (Norwegian: Statens bygningsinspektør). The chapel seats about 80 people.^[1][2]

Trøftskogen Chapel
Trøftskogen kapell
View of the church
60°30′07″N 11°22′58″E
Location	Nord-Odal Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1931
Consecrated	11 October 1931
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Statens bygningsinspektør
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1931 (93 years ago) (1931)
Specifications
Capacity	80
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti
Parish	Sand
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85677

History

At first, there was a desire to have a separate hall at the local school for church use, but this never happened. Instead, fundraising and planning eventually led to the construction of a separate chapel at Trøftskogen (later named Trautskogen). In 1928, architectural drawings were received from the State building inspector's office (Norwegian: Statens bygningsinspektør) which were used for the new chapel. The local parishioners contributed materials and volunteer work to construct the building. It is a log building with a long church design. There is a sacristy on both sides of the choir. The new chapel was consecrated by the bishop on 11 October 1931. In 1952, the building was wired for electricity. It wasn't until 2009 that the chapel received smoke alarms.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

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