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Østre Gausdal
Østre Gausdal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Gausdal Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Segalstad bru. The main church for the municipality was Østre Gausdal Church, a brick, Romanesque church built during the period 1250–1300. The church was renovated and enlarged in the 1700s. History In 1879, the large Gausdal Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Vestre Gausdal (population: 2,362) and Østre Gausdal (population: 5,911). Vestre Gausdal Municipality included the larger, more rural parts of the old municipality and Østre Gausdal was much smaller and more densely populated and it was located in the southwestern part of the old municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the two municipalities of Vestre Gausdal (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Østre Gausdal Church
Østre Gausdal Church ( no, Østre Gausdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Østre Gausdal, about northwest of the village of Segalstad bru. It is the church for the Sel parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1250 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 280 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1333, but the church was not built that year. The church in Østre Gausdal was built on the Reidvoll farm around the year 1250. Originally, it was called ''Gausdal Church'' (later the word "Østre" or "Eastern" was added to distinguish it from the new Vestre Gausdal Church). It was originally a long church with a rectangular nave (about half as long as the present nave) and a narrower Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |