Skute Church Explained

Skute Church
Fullname:Skute kirke
Coordinates:60.6381°N 10.3346°W
Location:Søndre Land, Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Skute
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1915
Consecrated Date:16 June 1915
Architect:Ole Stein
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:360

Skute Church (Norwegian: Skute 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 Ringelia. It is the church for the Skute parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1915 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Stein. The church seats about 360 people.[1] [2]

History

In the early 20th century, planning began for a church in Søndre Land on the west side of the Randsfjorden. Ole Stein was hired to design the new church. Peder Skute donated the land on which the church was built. It was built as a long church in a style that mimics the designs of the medieval stave churches in Norway. The new building was consecrated by Bishop Christen Brun on 16 June 1915. The church received electric lighting in 1923 and electric heating in 1955.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

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