Begnadalen Church
Begnadalen Church (Norwegian: Begnadalen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Begnadalen. It is the church for the Begnadalen parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Per Solemslie. The church seats about 240 people.
| Begnadalen Church | |
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| Begnadalen kirke | |
View of the church Credit: John Erling Blad | |
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| Location | Sør-Aurdal, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Nedre Hedalen kirke |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Consecrated | 13 September 1964 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Arnstein Arneberg and Per Solemslie |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Valdres prosti |
| Parish | Begnadalen |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 83857 |
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