Fredriksvern Church

Fredriksvern Church
Fredriksvern kirke
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58°59′51″N 10°02′04″E / 58.997397°N 10.034558°E / 58.997397; 10.034558
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Stavern kirke
StatusParish church
Founded1756
Consecrated31 March 1756
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Michael Johan Herbst
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleRococo
Completed1756 (268 years ago) (1756)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishStavern
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85554

Fredriksvern Church (Norwegian: Fredriksvern kirke or historically Stavern Church) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stavern. It is the church for the Stavern parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1756 using plans drawn up by the architect Michael Johan Herbst. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stavern kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 October 2023.