Tretten Church
Tretten Church is a cross church from 1728 with a central tower from in Øyer municipality, Innlandet county. The tower was removed because of damage in 2000 and placed next to the church.
| Tretten Church | |
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Tretten kirke | |
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  Tretten Church Location in Innlandet  Tretten Church Tretten Church (Norway) | |
| Location | Lillehammer |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | builder: Jens Skanke |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Timber |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Sør-Gudbrandsdal |
| Diocese | Hamar |
History
The original medieval church dates back to about 1300. A wooden long church was built between 1586-1588 and used until 1727. The current church contains some brick remains from the original stone church.[1]
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