Stange Church
Stange Church (Norwegian: Stange kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the village of Stangebyen. It is the church for the Stange parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a partial cruciform design in the middle of the 13th century using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 400 people.
| Stange Church | |
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| Stange kirke | |
View of the church Credit: Jan-Tore Egge | |
| 60°42′35″N 11°08′09″E | |
| Location | Stange Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | c. 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Hamar domprosti |
| Parish | Stange |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85547 |
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