Nes Church (Telemark)

Nes Church
Nes kyrkje
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59°22′19″N 9°13′19″E / 59.372038°N 9.2219632°E / 59.372038; 9.2219632
LocationMidt-Telemark Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated13 September (year unknown)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1180 (844 years ago) (1180)
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishSauherad og Nes
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85106

Nes Church (Norwegian: Nes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located at Nesodden, just to the southeast of the village of Gvarv. It is one of the churches for the Nes og Sauherad parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around 1180 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Nes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 November 2022.