Nes Church (Ringsaker)
Nes Church (Norwegian: Nes kirke) is a cruciform church dating from 1250 in Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway.[2]
Rear view of Nes Church
| Nes Church | |
|---|---|
Nes kirke | |
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  Nes Church Location in Innlandet  Nes Church Nes Church (Norway) | |
| Location | Ringsaker |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320[1] |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Ringsaker |
The building is built of stone and can accommodate 320 people.[1] It is a medieval church built in the English-Gothic style.[3] The church has an iron-reinforced sacristy door with an inscription, and the rings on main door date from the Middle Ages. It is said that people rowed to communion in the church during the great flood of 1789.[3][4]
References
- "Nes kirke, Ringsaker". Kirkesøk. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- "Nes kirke (Hedmark)". Norske kirkebygg. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- "Åpen kirke med omvisninger og konserter". Hamar Arbeiderblad. July 10, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- Haugli, Mina (July 18, 2017). "Historiske ord og toner i kirka". Hamar Arbeiderblad. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
Further reading
- Kolstad, Gunhild. 1995. Nes kirke. In: Egil Enemo & Trond Røhnebæk. Kirker i Ringsaker, pp. 37–42. Ringsaker: Brøttum, Furnes, Nes, Ringsaker og Veldre historielag. ISBN 82-991756-8-2.
- Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. 1993. Nes kirke, Neshalvøya. In: Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon, p. 637. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag. ISBN 82-7527-022-7.
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