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Johannes Skraastad
Johannes Skraastad (1648–1700) was a Norwegian artist from Vang. He carved a number of well-known altar pieces and pulpits, many of which can still be seen today. Skraastad is best known for carving the altar pieces in Våler Church, Øvre Rendal Church, Folldal Church, Elverum Church, Veldre Church, Tomter Church, and Hof Church as well as the pulpit at Romedal Church Romedal Church ( no, Romedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the village of Romedal. It is the church for the Romedal parish which is part of t .... References *''Hedmark'', edited by Sigmund Moren, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo 1978. 1648 births 1700 deaths People from Hamar Norwegian artists Norwegian woodcarvers Norwegian male artists {{Norway-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alter Vallsetkrkt
Alter may refer to: * Alter (name), people named Alter * Alter (automobile) * Alter (crater), a lunar crater * Alter Channel, a Greek TV channel * Archbishop Alter High School, a Roman Catholic high school in Kettering, Ohio * ALTER, a command in older implementations of COBOL * Alter ego, or "alter" in popular usage, a "second self" * Alter (SQL) * ''Alter'' (album), 2002 album by Floater * ''Alter'', a 2006 remix album by Swiss band Knut Knut (Norwegian language, Norwegian and Swedish language, Swedish), Knud (Danish language, Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German language, German, and Dutch language, Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. ... * "Alter", a song from the 1994 album '' Glow'', by Raven See also * Altar (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vang, Hedmark
Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992 when it became part of Hamar Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This site, however became part of the town of Hamar in 1946, so after that time, the municipal administration was actually located outside the municipal borders in the neighboring municipality. The main church for the municipality was Vang Church in the village of Ridabu. GÃ¥sbu Ski Center lies in Vang Almenning, and has served as the backup venue for the ''Holmenkollrennene''. This arena has been described as the cradle of all Nordic ski competition, with more than 112 years of international ski competition. The national cross-country skiing championship was last held here in 2002. General information The historic prestegjeld of Vang was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1848, the village of Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VÃ¥ler Church
Våler Church ( no, Våler kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våler. It is the church for the Våler parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The beige, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 2015 using plans drawn up by the architect Espen Surnevik. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1394, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Våler was a wooden post church. According to tradition, the church was likely built during the 11th century, not long after Saint Olaf brought Christianity to the region in the year 1022. This church was located along the river Glomma, about south of the present church site. Around the year 1200, a new, larger wooden stave church was built on the same site after the old church was torn dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øvre Rendal Church
Øvre Rendal Church ( no, Øvre Rendal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bergset. It is the church for the Øvre Rendal parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in an cruciform design in 1759 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 280 people. History The first church in Bergset was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. Not much is known about that building. A 13th-century crucifix that formerly hung in that church is still in existence today. Around 1665, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. In 1759, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site soon afterwards. It was a timber-framed cruciform church. The new church was consecrated on 19 July 1761. In 1814, this church served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folldal Church
Folldal Church ( no, Folldal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Folldal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Folldal (village), Folldal. It is the church for the Folldal parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 320 people. History In 1746, the parish submitted an application to build a new church in the Folldal (village), village of Folldal. Construction on the new church took place from 1747 until 1751. The new church was consecrated on 5 December 1751. The new church was a timber-framed Churches in Norway#Floor plan, cruciform building that was located on the same site as the present church. In 1875–1876, the parish debated replacing the old church with a new, larger church. Henrik Nissen was hired to design the new church. The drawings and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elverum Church
Elverum Church ( no, Elverum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Elverum. It is the church for the Elverum parish and the seat of the Sør-Østerdal prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1738 using plans drawn up by the architect Nicolai Gustav Sandberg. The church seats about 700 people. History The first church in Elverum was a small, wooden stave church that was probably built during the 13th century. This church was located about north of the present church, roughly on the same site as the town's triangular park. During the Northern Seven Years' War, the church was looted by the invading Swedish Army. After the war, the church gradually declined into disrepair. By the early 1700s, the church roof and windows were both leaking. Around Christmastime in 1729, Morten Leigh took over as the new parish priest in Elveru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veldre Church
Veldre Church ( no, Veldre kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Byflaten. It is one of the churches for the Bromunddal/Veldre parish which is part of the Ringsaker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 2000 using plans drawn up by the architects Ulf Zettersten and Roar Jacobsen. The church seats about 275 people. 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 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 and sacristy were added to the building. After an inspection in 1665, the church was found to be too small and in poor condition, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomter Church
Tomter is a village in Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Viken, Norway. As of 2022, Tomter has 2108 inhabitants. It is the largest village in the former Hobøl municipality, now part of Indre Østfold. Tomter is situated approximately 40 kilometres south of Norway's capital, Oslo, and approximately 15 kilometres northwest of the biggest city in Indre Østfold, Askim. Oslo is easily reached with a 40 minute train ride from Tomter Station. Tomter is one of five villages and cities in Indre Østfold municipality. The others being: Spydeberg, Skjønhaug, Mysen and Askim. Tomter's population has been increasing heavily the last few years, because of its close proximity to the capital, and train station. Because of this, there is always a lot of construction and development all over the town. Since 2012, Tomter's population has increased with almost 500. Availability Tomter Station has connections to the cities of Oslo, Ski, Askim, and Mysen, all part of The Østfol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hof Church
Hof Church ( no, Hof kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hof. It is the church for the Hof parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1860 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 600 people. Hof Church (whose name refers to an heathen temple) serves the southern part of what is now Åsnes municipality in Solør, with a church on the west side of the river Glomma, although the river actually changed course in the area around the year 1450. Previously the church was on the east side before the river broke through its boundaries and changed course. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1388, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Hof was a wooden stave church that was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romedal Church
Romedal Church ( no, Romedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the village of Romedal. It is the church for the Romedal parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1887 using plans drawn up by the architect Günther Schüssler. The church seats about 440 people. History The first church in Romedal was a stone building that was likely built during the 12th century. It has been referred to as "perhaps the first Gothic stone church on Hedmark". The arched opening between the nave and the tower suggests that the church was built in the 12th century, while the pointed arches in most of the church's window openings point to major alterations which probably took place around the middle of the 13th century. The church had a rectangular nave that measured and a square choir that measured about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1648 Births
1648 has been suggested as possibly the last year in which the overall human population declined, coming towards the end of a broader period of global instability which included the collapse of the Ming dynasty and the Thirty Years' War, the latter of which ended in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia. Events January–March * January 15 – Manchu invaders of China's Fujian province capture Spanish Dominican priest Francisco Fernández de Capillas, torture him and then behead him. Capillas will be canonized more than 350 years later in 2000 in the Roman Catholic Church as one of the Martyr Saints of China. * January 15 – Alexis, Tsar of Russia, marries Maria Miloslavskaya, who later gives birth to two future tsars (Feodor III and Ivan V) as well as Princess Sophia Alekseyevna, the regent for Peter I. * January 17 – By a vote of 141 to 91, England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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