Lønset Church ( no, Lønset kirke) is a

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of the

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in Oppdal municipality in

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county,

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. It is located in the village of

Lønset Lønset is a village in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 70, about west of the village of Vognillan and about west of the municipal center of Oppdal. The lakes Ångardsv ...

, along the

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in the western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Lønset

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which is part of the

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(

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) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in an

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style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the

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Sjur Jamtseter and the carpenter J. Rønningen. The church seats about 250 people.

History

The first church in Lønset was a stave church that was likely located at Vindal, along the west shore of the river Vindøla, about northwest of the present church site. The church was built during the

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and it likely fell into ruin after the

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when the Lønset area was depopulated. For a few centuries there was no church in use in Lønset. From 1772 to 1774 a new church was once again built in Lønset. This one was located about southeast of the old medieval church site. In 1858, a committee was formed that would work on planning for a new church at Lønset because the old church was too small. Two solutions were outlined: a

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church designed by John Elliott Storli or an

church designed by Sjur Jamtseter. The committee chose the octagonal design. The last

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there was on Sunday, 19 July 1863 and after that, the old church was torn down. The new church was built on the same site and it was

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d on 26 August 1863.

Media gallery

Lønset kirke-kyrkje (octagonal wooden church built 1863) in Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway. 2019-03-19 . Snow, blue sky A.jpg Lønset kirke-kyrkje (octagonal wooden church built 1863) in Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway. 2019-03-19 . Snow, blue sky B.jpg Lønset kirke-kyrkje (octagonal wooden church built 1863) in Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway. 2019-03-19 . Snow, blue sky C.jpg Lønset kirke-kyrkje (octagonal wooden church built 1863) in Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway. 2019-03-19 . Snow, blue sky F.jpg Lønset kirke-kyrkje (wooden church built 1863) in Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway. Minnestein over Kletthamranskredet, snørasulykke 1868-02-12 (Memorial of avalanche 1868). 2019-03-19 . Snow, blue sky H.jpg

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