Tynset Church

Tynset Church
Tynset kirke
View of the church
62°17′06″N 10°45′15″E / 62.2850554930°N 10.7541107834°E / 62.2850554930; 10.7541107834
LocationTynset Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1211
Consecrated1795
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peder Ellingsen
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1795 (1795)
Specifications
Capacity391
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishTynset
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85694

Tynset Church (Norwegian: Tynset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Tynset. It is the church for the Tynset parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1795 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder Ellingsen. The church seats about 391 people.