Konnerud Church

Konnerud Church
Konnerud kirke
View of the church
Konnerud Church
59°43′02″N 10°09′11″E / 59.71722°N 10.15317°E / 59.71722; 10.15317
LocationDrammen Municipality, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1996
Consecrated6 Oct 1996
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectHarald Hille
Architectural type
Fan-shaped
Groundbreaking12 June 1994
Completed1996 (30 years ago) (1996)
Specifications
Capacity540
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg bispedømme
DeaneryDrammen og Lier prosti
ParishKonnerud
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84815

Konnerud Church (Norwegian: Konnerud kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Konnerud. It is the main church for the Konnerud parish which is part of the Drammen og Lier prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1996 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 540 people.

History

The Old Konnerud Church was built for the miners in the Konnerud area in 1858. Later, Konnerud has become a distinct suburb of the growing city of Drammen. The population in the area increased from approximately 3,700 in 1970 to almost 10,000 in the mid-1990s, and the old church became too small for the parish. In 1979, a foundation was established with the aim of having a new and contemporary church built on the site. A dispute over the choice of site broke out with those wanting to build a new church on the same site as the old church and another group wanting to move the church. This dispute ended with the new church being located in Gåserud, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southeast of the old church. The new church was designed by Harald Hille. The foundation stone was laid on 12 June 1994 and the church was consecrated on 6 October 1996. Since the opening of the new church, the Old Konnerund Church is no longer used for regular weekly services, but is mostly used for special occasions such as weddings and funerals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Konnerud kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Konnerud kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Konnerud nye kirke". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2026.