# Veldre Church > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Veldre_Church > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Veldre_Church.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veldre_Church > Source revision: 1354664364 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Church in Innlandet, Norway Church in Innlandet, Norway Veldre Church Veldre kirke View of the church Veldre Church 60°55′02″N 10°53′26″E / 60.9172775105°N 10.8904686570°E / 60.9172775105; 10.8904686570 Location Ringsaker Municipality, Innlandet Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Previous denomination Catholic Church Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 13th century Consecrated 19 March 2000 Architecture Functional status Active Architect(s) Ulf Zettersten and Roar Jacobsen Architectural type Long church Completed 2000 (26 years ago) (2000) Specifications Capacity 275 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Hamar bispedømme Deanery Ringsaker prosti Parish Bromunddal/Veldre Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Not protected ID 85799 **Veldre Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Veldre kirke*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Ringsaker Municipality](/source/Ringsaker_Municipality) in [Innlandet](/source/Innlandet) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the village of [Byflaten](/source/Byflaten). It is one of the churches for the Bromunddal/Veldre [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Ringsaker prosti](/source/Ringsaker_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Hamar](/source/Diocese_of_Hamar). The white, wooden church was built in a [long church](/source/Long_church) design in 2000 using plans drawn up by the [architects](/source/Architect) Ulf Zettersten and Roar Jacobsen. The church seats about 275 people.[1][2] ## History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1332, but the church was not new that year. The first church here was a wooden [stave church](/source/Stave_church) that was probably built during the 13th century. This church was probably located at Flisaker, a short distance to the southeast of the present site of the church. Around the year 1615, a new [church porch](/source/Church_porch) and [sacristy](/source/Sacristy) were added to the building. After an inspection in 1665, the church was found to be too small and in poor condition, so it was repaired and expanded around that time. A new [pulpit](/source/Pulpit) and [baptismal font](/source/Baptismal_font) were also added at that time.[3][4] By the early 1700s, the church was deemed to be in such poor condition that it needed to be replaced. Knud Bergoust was hired to build the new church in the central part of the present day graveyard. Construction of the new [half-timbered](/source/Half-timbered) [cruciform](/source/Churches_in_Norway#Floor_plan) church took place in 1725–1726. It had a [sacristy](/source/Sacristy) on the north side of the [choir](/source/Choir_(architecture)) and a tower in the center of the [nave](/source/Nave) roof. The new building was [consecrated](/source/Consecrated) on 29 September 1726 ([Michaelmas](/source/Michaelmas)) by the Bishop [Bartholomæus Deichman](/source/Bartholom%C3%A6us_Deichman). This church seated about 400 people. (The old church at Flisaker was not torn down until 1776.) In 1755, the church received exterior siding. In 1867, a new, taller tower was built. In 1914, the [nave](/source/Nave) was expanded by adding 3 metres (9.8 ft) to the west end to accommodate a new organ. In 1969, the sacristy was expanded. On 28 September 1996, the church burned down, possibly due to an electrical problem. A lot of the historical artwork and furniture was lost in the fire.[4] Planning for a new church began soon after the old church and rubble was cleared. [Ulf Zettersten](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ulf_Zettersten&action=edit&redlink=1), from [Nyköping](/source/Nyk%C3%B6ping), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) and [Roar Jacobsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roar_Jacobsen&action=edit&redlink=1) from [Gjøvik](/source/Gj%C3%B8vik_(town)), Norway were hired to design the new church. It was decided to build the new church about 75 metres (246 ft) north of the old church site, just outside the graveyard wall. The new, large wooden [long church](/source/Long_church) was designed to look like historical churches, but it has many modern characteristics as well. The church has a 30-metre (98 ft) tall tower on the east end, above the [choir](/source/Choir_(architecture)). It also has a small 30-seat [octagonal](/source/Churches_in_Norway#Floor_plan) chapel near the main entrance. The new building was [consecrated](/source/Consecrated) on 19 March 2000 by the Bishop [Rosemarie Köhn](/source/Rosemarie_K%C3%B6hn).[4] ## Media gallery - View of the present church - View of the present church and graveyard - Old church (1726-1996) - Old church (1726-1996) - Interior of the old church (1726-1996) - Interior of the old church (1726-1996) - Interior of the old church (1726-1996) ## See also - [List of churches in Hamar](/source/List_of_churches_in_Hamar) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Veldre kirke"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/041201201). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 January 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 January 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-kms_3-0)** ["Veldre kirkested"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85799) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 7 January 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NK_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NK_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NK_4-2) ["Veldre kirke"](https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/hedmark/veldre-kirke/). *Norges-Kirker.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2022. v t e Church of Norway churches in the Hamar domprosti in Innlandet county, Norway Hamar Municipality: Hamar Cathedral Storhamar Church Vang Church Øvre Vang Church Løten Municipality: Løten Church Oppegård Chapel Oset Chapel Ringsaker Municipality: Brumunddal Brøttum Furnes Helgøy Mesnali Nes Ringsaker Stavsjø Veldre Åsmarka Stange Municipality: Ottestad Church Romedal Church Stange Church Strandlykkja Church Tangen Church Vallset Church Authority control databases International VIAF Artists KulturNav --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Veldre Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veldre_Church) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veldre_Church?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.