Åsnes Finnskog Church
History
Around the year 1807, a chapel house named Prekenstua was used for church activities in the Finnskogen area of Åsnes. This house stood at Vermundsberget, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the present church site. This was a temporary solution, but it wasn't until the mid-1800s when the large Hof Church parish was divided into three parishes, and the new Åsnes Church parish included this area in the Finnskogen forest. A new church was built at Gretviken to replace the old chapel house in 1861. The new church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it seated about 150 people. The new building was consecrated in 1861 and it was named Gretviken Church (later it was renamed Åsnes Finnskog Church). In 1911–1912, the church was renovated and enlarged using plans by Martin O. Bråten. The nave was enlarged to seat about 250 people. The church was re-consecrated in November 1912.
See also
References
- ^ "Åsnes Finnskog kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Åsnes finnskog kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Åsnes Finnskog kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.