Drevsjø Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

61°53′05″N 12°01′48″E / 61.88476542829°N 12.03002929687°E / 61.88476542829; 12.03002929687LocationEngerdal Municipality,
InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1847Consecrated1847ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1847 (177 years ago) (1847)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeanerySør-Østerdal prostiParishDrevsjø

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusAutomatically protectedID84036

Drevsjø Church (Norwegian: Drevsjø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Drevsjø. It is the church for the Drevsjø 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 1847 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]

History

In the 1840s, increasing populations in the Drevsjø area led to the construction of a new annex chapel in the village. The chapel was consecrated in 1847. Initially, two services were held in the chapel each year. In 1886–1887, the chapel was enlarged by adding a church porch with a tower, choir, and sacristy.^[1]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Drevsjø kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Drevsjø kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Drevsjø kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 20 December 2021.