Sørskogbygda Church
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LocationElverum Municipality,
Innlandet
Innlandet
CountryNorway
| Sørskogbygda Church | |
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| Sørskogbygda kirke | |
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| 60°56′34″N 11°46′26″E / 60.94280714792°N 11.7737538815°E | |
| Location | Elverum Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Consecrated | 1873 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Otto Schønheyder |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sør-Østerdal prosti |
| Parish | Sørskogbygda |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85059 |
Sørskogbygda Church (Norwegian: Sørskogbygda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet County, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørskogbygda. It is the church for the Sørskogbygda parish, which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect Otto Schønheyder. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]
