Bekkelaget Church Explained

Bekkelaget Church
Native Name:Bekkelaget kirke
Pushpin Map:Norway Oslo#Norway
Map Caption:Location in Oslo
Coordinates:59.8849°N 10.7882°W
Location:Oslo
Country:Norway
Denomination: Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Completed Date:1923
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Harald Bødtker
Materials:Stone
Capacity:370 or 420
Deanery:Søndre Aker
Diocese:Diocese of Oslo

Bekkelaget Church is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) located in Bekkelaget in Nordstrand, a district of Oslo, Norway.

The church is built of stone and can accommodate 370[1] or 420[2] people. The parish of Bekkelaget was split from the parish of Nordstrand in 1913,[2] and plans for construction of a church began immediately. The municipal architect Harald Bødtker designed the church,[1] and it was consecrated on May 27, 1923.[2] The church has an entrance on the north and choir and apse on the south; its tower stands next to the north gable. Enevold Thømt was responsible for all of the interior decorations and furnishings, giving the church a holistic character. The 21-voice organ was created by the Robert Gustavsson organ company in 1986.[2] The church has two church bells from the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry.[2] In 1937, an urn cemetery was created around the church, and a rectory was built in the corner of this in 1970.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Bekkelaget-kirke-Oslo Kirkesøk: Bekkelaget Church.
  2. http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/520742_bekkelaget-kirke Norske kirkebygg: Bekkelaget kirke.