Ramnes Church

Ramnes Church
Ramnes kirke
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59°20′47″N 10°15′17″E / 59.346427°N 10.25462°E / 59.346427; 10.25462
LocationTønsberg Municipality, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Consecrated7 March (c. 1150)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1150
(874 years ago)
 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity234
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishRamnes
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85265

Ramnes Church (Norwegian: Ramnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ramnes. It is the church for the Ramnes parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 234 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ramnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 February 2024.