Follebu Church

Follebu Church
Follebu kirke
Follebu Church
Location in Oppland
Follebu Church
Follebu Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°13′34″N 10°16′4″E / 61.22611°N 10.26778°E / 61.22611; 10.26778
Location Follebu
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Completed 1260
Specifications
Capacity 140[1]
Materials Stone
Administration
Deanery Sør-Gudbrandsdal

Follebu Church (Norwegian: Follebu kirke) is a church dating from 1260 in the municipality of Gausdal in Oppland county, Norway.[2]

The church is built of stone and can accommodate 140 people.[1] The rectangular Gothic church was built from 1260 to 1300. The altar and the pulpit have rich acanthus ornamentation created by Eistein Kjørn.[3] There is a cemetery around the church.[1][2]

The church can be reached via Norwegian County Road 341 and Norwegian County Road 318.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Follebu kirke". Kirkesøk. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Follebu kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eistein Guttormsson Kjørn". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

Further reading

  • Berge, Guttorm. 1981. Follebu kirke: Litt av dens historie gjennom 700 år, ca. 1280–1980. Follebu: Follebu menighetsråd.
  • Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. 1993. Follebu kirke. In: Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon, p. 603. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag. ISBN 82-7527-022-7.
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