Seljord Church

Seljord Church
Seljord kyrkje
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59°29′23″N 8°38′09″E / 59.489803°N 8.6358842°E / 59.489803; 8.6358842
LocationSeljord Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1180
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1180 (844 years ago) (1180)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishSeljord
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85418

Seljord Church (Norwegian: Seljord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Seljord. It is one of the churches for the Seljord 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 the year 1180 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Seljord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 494. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 4 December 2022.