Øvre Vang Church
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Øvre Vang Church | |
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Øvre Vang kirke | |
Hamar domprosti | |
Parish | Vang |
Type | Church |
Status | Protected |
ID | 85931 |
Øvre Vang Church (
Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1907 using plans drawn up by the architects Johan Joachim Meyer and Andreas Bugge. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
History
In 1901, the municipal council of
consecrated on 28 August 1907 by Bishop Christen Brun. The chapel was originally named Vangsaasen kapell (later it was renamed Øvre Vang kapell). More recently, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status so that the parish of Vang has two churches now.[3][4]
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References
- ^ "Øvre Vang kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Øvre Vang kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Øvre Vang kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.