Strandlykkja Church Explained

Strandlykkja Church
Fullname:Strandlykkja kirke
Former Name:Strandlykkja kapell
Coordinates:60.5137°N 11.2476°W
Location:Stange Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Tangen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1915
Consecrated Date:12 August 1915
Architect:Haldor Børve
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:90

Strandlykkja Church (Norwegian: Strandlykkja kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strandlykkja. It is one of the churches for the Tangen parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (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 Haldor Børve. The church seats about 90 people.[1] [2]

History

By the early 20th century, plans were made to build a chapel in Strandlykkja in the far southern part of the municipality. The building was designed by Haldor Børve and is located on a plot of land that was donated by Berte Marie Strandløkken, the owner of the Strandløkken farm. The church is a stave church-inspired long church with seating for about 90 people. The new chapel was consecrated on 12 August 1915. The chapel was originally designated as an annex chapel under the nearby Tangen Church and it was titled Strandlykkja Chapel. In 2015, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status and re-titled as Strandlykkja Church.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strandlykkja kirke . 2022-01-04 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Strandlykkja kirkested . 2022-01-04 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Strandlykkja kirke . 2022-01-04 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.