Lomen Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

61°07′58″N 8°53′26″E / 61.13285042252°N 8.89065921306°E / 61.13285042252; 8.89065921306LocationVestre Slidre, InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayPrevious denominationCatholic ChurchChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1914Consecrated29 July 1914ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Heinrich JürgensenArchitectural typeLong churchStyleRomanesqueCompleted1914 (110 years ago) (1914)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsStoneAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeaneryValdres prostiParishLomen

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Lomen Church (Norwegian: Lomen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lomen. It is the church for the Lomen parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect Heinrich Jürgensen. The church seats about 200 people.^[1]^[2]

History

Historically, the Lomen Stave Church was the main church for the Lomen area. In 1903, the graveyard surrounding the church had become full, so a new cemetery was established about 1.75 kilometres (1.09 mi) to the southwest of the church. The new site was just off the main road along the northern shore of the Slidrefjorden. Not long after that, the old church was deemed to be too small for the congregation. The parish decided to build a new church at the site of the new cemetery. Heinrich Jürgensen was hired to design the new stone church. The lead builder was Erik Erikson Mo from Øystre Slidre. In the winter of 1912–13, most of the materials were transported to the site by horse. The church had a rectangular nave and a narrower choir on the east end. There is a prominent tower above the choir which is flanked by sacristies. The new church was consecrated on 29 July 1914. After the new church was put into use, the old Lomen Stave Church was taken out of regular use, but it is still used for special occasions.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Lomen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Lomen kirkested / Lomen kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Lomen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ Christie, Sigrid; Storsletten, Ola; Hoff, Anna Marte. "Lomen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 14 January 2022.