Aulstad Church

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Aulstad Church
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Aulstad Church
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Aulstad Church
Aulstad Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°16′24″N10°0′14″E / 61.27333°N 10.00389°E / 61.27333; 10.00389
Location Gausdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1864
Specifications
Capacity150 [1]
Materials Wood
Administration
Deanery Sør-Gudbrandsdal

Aulstad Church (Norwegian : Aulstad kirke) is a "long church" (Norwegian : langkirke) dating from 1864 in the municipality of Gausdal in Innlandet county, Norway. [1] [2]

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The church is built of wood and can accommodate 150 people. [1] During its construction, material was reused from the old Svatsum Church (razed in 1860). Furnishings were also transferred from the old Svatsum Church. Among other items, an altar and a wooden carving by Eistein Kjørn were moved from Svatsum to Aulstad. [3]

The church can be reached via Norwegian County Road 255. There is a cemetery next to the church.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aulstad kirke". Kirkesøk. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. "Aulstad kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. Hauglid, Roar (1950). Akantus: Mestrene i norsk treskurd. Oslo: Mittet.

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