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Ã…mot Church (Nordre Land)
Ã…mot Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fagerlund, Innlandet, Fagerlund. It is one of the churches for the Torpa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, octagonal design in 1823 using plans drawn up by the architect Abraham Pihl. The church seats about 700 people. History Historically, people in the Torpa, Norway, Torpa and Dokka areas had several churches scattered over the fairly rural parts of Nordre Land. In 1817, plans were made to build a new church at Fagerlund, in northern Torpa. The new church was to be built in a more central location and it was going to be a large church to accommodate all the local people (which is why it is surprisingly large--seating 700 people--despite being located in a fairly rural area). After the new church was completed, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordre Land
Nordre Land is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dokka. Other villages in the municipality include Vest-Torpa, Nord-Torpa, Aust-Torpa, Fagerlund, and Nordsinni. The municipality is the 122nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nordre Land is the 151st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,527. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The old Land Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 after the formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. This municipality was quite large and in less than a decade, the municipality was divided. In 1847, the old Land Municipality was divided into Nordre Land (population: 4,595) in the north and Søndre Land (population: 4,604) in the south. On 1 January 1868, a part of Sà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
