Holøydalen Church
Holøydalen kirke
View of the church
62°12′18″N 11°26′26″E / 62.20509985131°N 11.44052267074°E / 62.20509985131; 11.44052267074
LocationTolga Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Holøydalen kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1908
Consecrated8 July 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Victor Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1908 (1908)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishHoløydalen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84618

Holøydalen Church (Norwegian: Holøydalen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øversjødalen. It is the church for the Holøydalen parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

History

During the 1840s, planning for a chapel in Holøydalen began because the residents did not like the 40-kilometre (25 mi) long journey to Tolga Church. It took a long time before progress was made. In 1892, a cemetery was built just outside Øversjødalen. A small bell tower was built at the cemetery too. About 10 years later, planning began for a new chapel at the cemetery. Plans for the chapel were made by Victor Nordan. The new wooden building was consecrated on 8 July 1908. Originally, it was an annex chapel, but it was later upgraded to the status of parish church.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Holøydalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Holøydalen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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