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Øyjar Chapel
Øyjar Chapel ( no, Øyjar kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øyjar. It is one of the churches for the Røn parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Stenersen. The church seats about 80 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1316, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Øyjar was likely a wooden post church that was built in the 1000s (11th century). This church was located immediately north of the present-day Øyjar Chapel. It likely burned down during the late-13th century. Right after this, a new wooden stave church was built on the same site. The old church had a long church design with a tower on the roof of the nave and open-air corridors surrounding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestre Slidre
Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn. The municipality is the 219th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestre Slidre is the 275th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,111. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Vestre Slidre was established in 1849 when the old municipality of Slidre was divided into two municipalities: Vestre Slidre (population: 3,130) and Øystre Slidre (population: 2,406). On 1 January 1899, a small unpopulated part of Øystre Slidre was transferred to Vestre Slidre. On 1 January 2021, the Skjelgrenda area of Vestre Slidre was transferred to Øystre Slidre. Name The municipality (origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
