Election church

An election church is a term used for approximately 300 churches in that were used as polling stations during the elections to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Term for some churches in Norway
  • Also known as: “election church” and “VALGKIRKE”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nannestad Church and Bjørke Church.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Kjehol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Election church.

Election church

Latitude
60.21337° or 60° 12′ 48″ north
Longitude
11.00301° or 11° 0′ 11″ east
Open location code
9FGH6273+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10982155245
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q16745120
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In Other Languages

From Inari Sami to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Election church” goes by many names.
  • Inari Sami: “vaaljâkirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “valgkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “valkyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Valgkirke”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kommunehuset Nannestad and Nannestad kommunehus.

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