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Nordre Osen Church
Nordre Osen Church ( no, Nordre Osen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åmot Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Osneset. It is the church for the Nordre Osen parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect Ivar Viehe-Næss. The church seats about 316 people. History The over 150-year-old Old Nordre Osen Church, Nordre Osen Church gradually became too small, and it was cold and drafty. There were various plans to expand and upgrade it, but it was eventually decided to build a new church about south of the old church. The new building was designed by Ivar Viehe-Næss, who was born in Osneset, but was then living in Chicago. It is a long church with an asymmetrically placed tower with a church porch next to it on the west end of the building. To the east is a chancel with sacristies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åmot Municipality
Åmot is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena. Other villages in the municipality include Åsta, Osneset, and Snippen. The municipality is the 72nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Åmot is the 198th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,195. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Aamot'' (later spelled ''Åmot'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Nordre Osen area of Trysil (population: 302) was transferred to Åmot municipality. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Åmot'' farm ( non, Ámót), since the first Åmot Church was built here. The first element is which means "river" and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
