Vang Church (Norwegian: Vang kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ridabu. It is one of the churches for the Vang parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, stone church was built in a octagonal design in 1810 using plans drawn up by the architect Abraham Pihl. The church seats about 1,000 people.
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👉 Vang Church (Hamar) in the context of Ridabu
Ridabu or Åker is a village in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the intersection of the European route E6 highway and the Norwegian National Road 3. Vang Church is located in the village which lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the town of Hamar.
The suburban village area was once its own separate village, but over time, the town of Hamar was grown and now Ridabu is considered to be the eastern part of the town of Hamar, so population statistics are no longer separately kept for Ridabu. Prior to 1992, Ridabu was a part of the rural municipality Vang Municipality.
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Vang Church (Hamar) in the context of Vang Municipality (Hedmark)
Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 326.5-square-kilometre (126.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992. The area is now part of Hamar Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This site, however became part of the town of Hamar in 1946, so after that time, the municipal administration was actually located outside of Vang Municipality in the neighboring Hamar Municipality. The main church for the municipality was Vang Church in the village of Ridabu.
Prior to its dissolution in 1992, the 326.5-square-kilometre (126.1 sq mi) municipality was the 264th largest by area out of the 448 municipalities in Norway. Vang Municipality was the 110th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 9,103. The municipality's population density was 27.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (72/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.