Vingelen Church Explained

Vingelen Church
Fullname:Vingelen kirke
Coordinates:62.4174°N 10.8664°W
Location:Tolga Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Vingelen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:16th century
Consecrated Date:17 November 1880
Architect:Henrik Nissen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:230

Vingelen Church (Norwegian: Vingelen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vingelen. It is the church for the Vingelen parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 230 people.[1] [2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the 1590s, but the church was not built at that time. The first church in Vingelen was a wooden stave church that was possibly built during the 16th century. The church was originally located about west of the present church site.[3] In 1658, a new timber-framed long church with an onion dome was built about to the east (just west of the present church site). This new church was called the Norwegian: Trefoldighetskirken which means "Trinity Church". After the new church was built, the old church was torn down. In 1882, a new long church was built a few meters to the east of the old Trinity Church. The new church was designed by Henrik Nissen and the lead builder was Hans Johnsen. After the new neo-Gothic, Swiss chalet style building was completed, the old church was torn down. The new church was consecrated on 17 November 1880.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vingelen kirke . 2021-11-28 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-11-28 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Vingelen gamle kirkested . 2021-11-28 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Vingelen kirke . 2021-11-28 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.
  5. Web site: Vingelen kirkested / Vingelen kirke 3 . 2021-11-28 . . Norwegian.