Lønset Church

Lønset Church (Norwegian: Lønset kirke) is a parish church in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lønset, along the Norwegian National Road 70 in the western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Lønset parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1863 by the architect Sjur Jamtseter and the carpenter J. Rønningen. The church seats about 250 people. It was consecrated on 26 August 1863.[1][2]

Lønset Church
Lønset kirke
View of the church
Lønset Church Location of the church Lønset Church Lønset Church (Norway)
62.5886°N 09.3469°E
Location	Oppdal, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	26 August 1863
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Sjur Jamtseter
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1863
Specifications
Capacity	250
Administration
Parish	Lønset
Deanery	Gauldal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

There was previously a church at Lønset just below the present church. It was built from 1772 to 1774. This church was used until 1863. The last worship service there was on Sunday, the 19th of July 1863. The old church was too small and in 1858 a committee was formed that would work on planning for the new church at Lønset. Two solutions were outlined: a cruciform church designed by John Elliott Storli and an octagonal church designed by Sjur Jamtseter. The committee chose the octagonal design.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Trøndelag

References

1. "Lønset kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
3. "Lønset kirke" (in Norwegian). Oppdal kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-11.