Enger Church Explained

Enger Church
Fullname:Enger kirke
Coordinates:60.5804°N 10.3334°W
Location:Søndre Land, Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Søndre Land
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1875
Consecrated Date:1875
Architect:Herman Frang
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:200

Enger Church (Norwegian: Enger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Enger. It is one of the churches for the Søndre Land parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Herman Frang. The church seats about 200 people.[1] [2]

History

Planning for a new church in the southern part of Søndre Land began in the 1870s. Herman Frang was hired to design the new church. It was to be a wooden long church with a western tower. There was a choir on the eastern end of the nave and the choir was flanked by sacristies. The church was completed and consecrated in 1875. The church was restored in 1950.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enger kirke . 2022-01-23 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-23 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Enger kirkested . 2022-01-23 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Enger kirke . 2022-01-23 . Norges-Kirker.no . 28 December 2016 . Norwegian.