Hjartdal Church

Hjartdal Church
Hjartdal kyrkje
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59°36′14″N 8°38′23″E / 59.604017°N 8.639631°E / 59.604017; 8.639631
LocationHjartdal Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated12 July 1812
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jarand Aasmundson Rønjom
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1812 (212 years ago) (1812)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishHjartdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84581

Hjartdal Church (Norwegian: Hjartdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hjartdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjartdal. It is one of the churches in the Hjartdal parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1812 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Aasmundson Rønjom. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Hjartdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 491. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 21 November 2022.