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Lønset Church

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Location
  
Oppdal, Sør-Trøndelag

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Consecrated
  
26 August 1863

Address
  
7342 Lønset, Norway

Capacity
  
250

Diocese
  
Diocese of Nidaros

Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Functional status
  
Active

Opened
  
1863

Status
  
Parish church

Parish
  
Oppdal

Lønset Church

Similar
  
Fagerhaug Church, Oppdal Church, Innset Church, Berkåk Church, Hitterdal Chapel

Lønset Church (Norwegian: Lønset kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Oppdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lønset, along the Norwegian National Road 70. The red, octagonal, wooden building was built in 1863 and it was consecrated on 26 August 1863.

There was previously a church at Lønset just below the present church. It was built from 1772 to 1774. This church was used until 1863. The last worship service there was on Sunday, 19 July 1863. The old church was too small and in 1858 a committee was formed that would work on planning for the new church at Lønset. Two solutions were outlined: a cruciform church designed by John Elliott Storli and an octagonal church designed by Sjur Jamtseter. The committee chose the octagonal design.

The church is part of the parish of Oppdal in the Gauldal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.

References

Lønset Church Wikipedia