Hunn Church
History
For centuries, the Old Hunn Church served the area surrounding the present-day town of Gjøvik. In 1882, the old Hunn Church was replaced with a new church in the town of Gjøvik. This new church was named Gjøvik Church in honor of the new town. The old name of Hunn was no longer used. Nearly a century later, during the 1960s, the parish began planning for a new church in the Hunndalen valley, just west of the town of Gjøvik. At this time, the parish decided to bring back the historic name Hunn for the new church, even though it is a new church in a new location with no shared history with the old church. Helge Abrahamsen was hired to design the new, modern brick building. The new church was consecrated on 15 September 1968. The church has a free-standing bell tower.
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References
- ^ "Hunn kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Hunn kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.