Follebu Church


Follebu Church is a church dating from 1260 in the municipality of Gausdal in Innlandet county, Norway.
The church is built of stone and can accommodate 140 people. The rectangular Gothic church was built from 1260 to 1300. The altar and the pulpit have rich acanthus ornamentation created by Eistein Kjørn. There is a cemetery around the church.
The church can be reached via :no:Fylkesvei 2550|Norwegian County Road 2550 and :no:Fylkesvei 2530|Norwegian County Road 2530.

Follebu Parish

Follebu Parish was incorporated into Gausdal Municipality on January 1, 1838 in the Formannskapsdistrikt. Gausdal was divided into the separate municipalities of Vestre Gausdal and Østre Gausdal in 1879, but they were reunited into one municipality in 1962. The for Norske Gaardnavne Vol IV published in 1900 contains Gårdsnummer 1-32 for Follebu Parish in Østre Gausdal municipality. The lists Gårdsnummer 119-150 for Gausdal municipality because all of the Gårdsnummer in Østre Gausdal were increased by 118 to eliminate duplication with the Vestre Gausdal Gårdsnummer when the two municipalities were reunited.
The parish records start in 1693 for Prestegjeld and in 1846 for Prestegjeld at Digitalarkivet. The attached KML file shows the church location and the farm locations in Gnr/Bnr format.