Skjåk Church

Skjåk Church
Skjåk kyrkje
View of the church
61°52′42″N 8°22′25″E / 61.87843791563°N 8.37359100580°E / 61.87843791563; 8.37359100580
LocationSkjåk Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated17 Sept 1752
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ola Rasmussen Hole
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1752 (1752)
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishSkjåk
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85469

Skjåk Church (Norwegian: Skjåk kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjåk. It is the church for the Skjåk parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in an cruciform design in 1752 using plans drawn up by the architect Ola Rasmussen Hole. The church seats about 270 people.