Slidredomen

Slidredomen (Slidre kyrkje) is a medieval era church located at Vestre Slidre municipality in Oppland,  Norway. The church is situated on a hill in Slidre at the northern end of Slidrefjord.

History
The church was built around 12th century and celebrated it 800-year anniversary in 1987.  The building material is stone and brick.  The church contains 200  seats. During the Middle Ages, this was the parish church for Slidre as well as the deanery for Valdres.

The altarpiece dates to 1665 and was painted by Ola Hermundsson Berge (1768-1825) in 1797. Berge performed significant painting in the church  between 1797-98.
The pulpit was carved   by Hans Jonassen Felde  in 1797.  An organ was built by German born organ builder  Albert Hollenbach (1850-1904)  in 1891. It was replaced in 1983 by a new mechanical organ from  Norsk Orgel- og Harmoniumfabrikk of Snertingdal  in Gjøvik.

References

Category:Churches in Oppland
Category:Vestre Slidre
Category:Stone churches in Norway
Category:11th-century churches