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The fire department in Ringerike received the notification that Hønefoss Church was on fire just before at 5:00 pm Tuesday 26 January 2010. Shortly afterwards the church burned down, and it soon became clear that the building could not be repaired. The church tower collapsed around 6:00 pm.
In November 2009 it had been discovered that there were twelve faults in the electrical system of the church, and the police investigation concluded that faulty contact in a cable for the electric heating ovens was indeed the cause of the fire.
NRK: Hønefoss kirke overtent
Hønefoss Church burns down
Hønefoss Church burns to the ground
Hønefoss Kirke website
Hønefoss kirke (LINK arkitektur)
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church
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in the Ringerike municipality in Buskerud county, Norway
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. The historic wooden church burned down to the ground on 26 January 2010. The new replacement church was constructed on site and opened during 2017.
History
In 1858, church architectChristian Heinrich Grosch
Christian Heinrich Grosch (21 January 1801 – 4 May 1865) was a Norwegian architect. He was a dominant figure in Norwegian architecture in the first half of the 1800s.
Biography
Christian Heinrich Grosch was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...
was hired to draw plans for the church. the inauguration took place on 10 December 1862. The church received a new chapel, which was dedicated in 1894. The church was restored shortly after 1950 and stood ready for the reopening in 1952.
The church had room for approximately 350 people. It was located in Hønefoss
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Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2022 ...
, which is the administrative center of the Ringerike municipality. The church had its own cemetery, burial chapel, crematorium and a modern assembly room (referred to as ''Kirkestua'').
Fire
The fire department in Ringerike received the notification that Hønefoss Church was on fire just before at 5:00 pm Tuesday 26 January 2010. Shortly afterwards the church burned down, and it soon became clear that the building could not be repaired. The church tower collapsed around 6:00 pm.
In November 2009 it had been discovered that there were twelve faults in the electrical system of the church, and the police investigation concluded that faulty contact in a cable for the electric heating ovens was indeed the cause of the fire.
References
Hønefoss Church burns down
Hønefoss Church burns to the ground
External links
Hønefoss Kirke website
Hønefoss kirke (LINK arkitektur)
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