Skoger Church

Skoger Church
Skoger kirke
View of the church
Skoger Church
59°41′14″N 10°13′20″E / 59.68716°N 10.2222°E / 59.68716; 10.2222
LocationDrammen, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1885
Consecrated9 Dec 1885
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectHenrik Thrap-Meyer
Architectural type
Long church
Completed1885 (141 years ago) (1885)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryDrammen og Lier
ParishSkoger
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID346704

Skoger Church (Norwegian: Skoger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skoger. It is the main church for the Skoger parish which is part of the Drammen og Lier prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a long church design in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church seats about 500 people.

History

In the 1870s, there were plans to expand the Old Skoger Church, but it was decided instead to build a new church in the village of Skoger, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the old church. The new church was designed by Henrik Thrap-Meyer and built on land from the Ingulsåsen farm. The church was consecrated on 9 December 1885. The new Skoger Church is a long church constructed out of brick. The church has an entrance in the southeast and a choir in the northwest. There is a tower at the entrance. The choir is apsidal and surrounded by sacristies. The walls inside are plastered.

See also

References

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