Østby Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

61°15′20″N 12°31′50″E / 61.25558377686°N 12.530439645051°E / 61.25558377686; 12.530439645051LocationTrysil Municipality,
InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1940Consecrated1940ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)StatsbyggArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1940 (84 years ago) (1940)SpecificationsCapacity100MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeanerySør-Østerdal prostiParishØstby

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85911

Østby Church (Norwegian: Østby kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Østby, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the border with Sweden. It is the church for the Østby parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1940 using plans drawn up by the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. The church seats about 100 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was originally built as an annex chapel. The Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property designed the building. Later, the chapel was upgraded to the status of parish church and it was renamed as a church.^[3]^[4]

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References

^ "Østby kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Østby kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Østby kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 December 2021.