Kviteseid Church | |
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Kviteseid kyrkje | |
59°24′13″N 8°29′05″E / 59.403548°N 8.484598°E | |
Location | Kviteseid Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1916 |
Consecrated | 18 June 1916 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Haldor Larsen Børve |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1915 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 320 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark bispedømme |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Kviteseid |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 178079 |
Kviteseid Church (Norwegian: Kviteseid kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kviteseid. It is the main church for the Kviteseid parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, stone church was built in a long church design in 1915 using plans drawn up by the architect Haldor Larsen Børve. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2][3][4]