Vestre Gausdal Church

Vestre Gausdal Church
Vestre Gausdal kirke
View of the church
61°12′01″N 10°08′51″E / 61.2002197223°N 10.147381424903°E / 61.2002197223; 10.147381424903
LocationGausdal Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated27 October 1784
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Per Korpberget
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1781 (1781)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishVestre Gausdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85817

Vestre Gausdal Church (Norwegian: Vestre Gausdal kirke or Nykirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forset. It is the church for the Vestre Gausdal parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1784 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Korpberget. The church seats about 400 people.