Vang Church (Vang)

Vang Church
Vang kyrkje
View of the church
61°07′33″N 8°34′31″E / 61.1258976320°N 8.57532450560°E / 61.1258976320; 8.57532450560
LocationVang Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated9 April 1840
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1839 (1839)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishVang
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85760

Vang Church (Norwegian: Vang kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vang i Valdres, on the shore of the lake Vangsmjøse. It is the church for the Vang parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1839 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.