Hof Church

Hof Church
Hof kirke
View of the church
60°33′04″N 12°01′04″E / 60.5510262847°N 12.01782256364°E / 60.5510262847; 12.01782256364
LocationÅsnes Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated17 October 1860
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1860 (1860)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySolør, Vinger og Odal prosti
ParishHof
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84590

Hof Church (Norwegian: Hof kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hof. It is the church for the Hof parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1860 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 600 people.

Hof Church (whose name refers to an heathen temple) serves the southern part of what is now Åsnes municipality in Solør, with a church on the west side of the river Glomma, although the river actually changed course in the area around the year 1450. Previously the church was on the east side before the river broke through its boundaries and changed course.