Grue Church

Grue Church (Norwegian: Grue kirke) is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from 1825 in Grue in Innlandet county, Norway.

Grue Church
Grue kirke
Grue Church
Location in Innlandet
Grue Church
Grue Church (Norway)
LocationGrue
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Completed1825
Specifications
Capacity500[1]
MaterialsStone
Administration
DeanerySolør

Structure and history

The church is built of stone and can accommodate 500 people.[1] It has massive dimensions; it measures 47 by 18 meters (154 ft × 59 ft)[2] and the walls are 1.26 meters (4.1 ft) thick. The church has a very simple outer form, composed of a tower and a nave with basic geometric shapes. The plans for the church were largely the work of the architect Hans Linstow,[1][3] assisted by Ole Peter Riis Høegh,[4] and it was the first Gothic Revival structure in Norway. The cornerstone for the new church was laid in September 1827. The church was consecrated on September 28, 1828[2] by Bishop Christian Sørenssen.

The old church

The old Grue Church stood further to the north of the Grue rectory. It was threatened by erosion from the Glomma River, which carried away large amounts of soil near the church every year. On May 17, 1794 permission was given for the church to be relocated to the municipal subdivision of Vollermoen and for it to be built in stone. However, this permit was never used. The church was first relocated after the Grue Church fire on Pentecost, May 26, 1822, in which at least 113 people died.[5] The old church was a cruciform stave church partially constructed with dovetail joints. During the Catholic era, the church was dedicated to John the Baptist.

See also

References
  1. Kirkesøk: Grue Church.
  2. Norske kirkebygg: Grue kirke.
  3. Norsk biografisk leksikon: Hans Ditlev Frantz Linstow.
  4. Norsk biografisk leksikon: Peter Høegh.
  5. Nesse, Oskar. 1968. Kyrkjene på Borgund, nyekyrkja 100 år. Borgund: Nyekyrkja, p. 16.
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