Heradsbygd Church

Heradsbygd Church
Heradsbygd kirke
View of the church
60°49′22″N 11°38′04″E
Location	Elverum Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1895
Consecrated	1911
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Henrik Bull
Architectural type	Long church
Style	National Romantic style
Completed	1895 (130 years ago) (1895)
Specifications
Capacity	180
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Sør-Østerdal prosti
Parish	Heradsbygd
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	84556

Heradsbygd Church (Norwegian: Heradsbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heradsbygd. It is the church for the Heradsbygd parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in the National Romantic style in 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Bull. The church seats about 180 people.^[1][2]

History

View of the church
Credit: www.kirkenorge.no

In 1895, the architect Henrik Bull made designs for the building which was to become a prayer house for the village. It was designed in the National Romantic style. It was built using donations and gifts to fund the construction. Over time, more money was raised and in 1911 it was enlarged and consecrated as an annex chapel for the Elverum Church parish. More recently, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

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