Strømsgodset Church

Strømsgodset Church
Strømsgodset kirke
View of the church
Strømsgodset Church
59°44′33″N 10°11′13″E / 59.74254°N 10.18683°E / 59.74254; 10.18683
LocationDrammen Municipality, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1 Jan 1843
Consecrated17 Dec 1843
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectChristian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type
Rectangular
Completed1843 (183 years ago) (1843)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg bispedømme
DeaneryDrammen og Lier prosti
ParishStrømsgodset
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84987

Strømsgodset Church (Norwegian: Strømsgodset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Strømsgodset in the city of Drammen. It is the church for the Strømsgodset parish which is part of the Drammen og Lier prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1843 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.

History

Plans for the new Strømsgodset Church were submitted in 1842. The church was designed by Christian H. Grosch, who at that time was working on the restoration and reconstruction of the nearby Bragernes Church and Strømsø Church. Construction began on New Year's Day in 1843, and the church was consecrated on 17 December 1843.

The church is a wooden long church with a tower on the west and. On the east end, there is a sacristy extension from the 1880s. The church has paneling both outside and inside. It was renovated for the centenary in 1943 under the leadership of Wilhelm Karlsson and Carsten Lien. The church was repainted in 1968 in consultation with Odd Helland at the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

See also

References

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