Sørum Church (Norwegian: Sørum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjoneroa. It is the church for the Bjoneroa 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 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]
| Sørum Church | |
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| Sørum kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 60°31′00″N 10°17′44″E / 60.5167960129°N 10.29548710597°E | |
| Location | Gran Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sørum kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Consecrated | 25 September 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Groundbreaking | 22 October 1860 |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Hadeland og Land prosti |
| Parish | Bjoneroa |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85062 |
History edit
Planning for a new church in the Bjoneroa area began in the 1850s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to make designs for the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October 1860. It was a wooden long church. The timber was donated and the construction work was led by Lars Jacobsen Hvinden. The church was consecrated by the rector on 25 September 1861.[3][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sørum kirke, Bjoneroa". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Sørum kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Sørum kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.