Svarstad Church

Svarstad Church
Svarstad kirke / Lardal kirke
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59°24′09″N 9°57′40″E / 59.402374°N 9.9611543°E / 59.402374; 9.9611543
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1657
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1657 (367 years ago) (1657)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishLardal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID117708

Svarstad Church (Norwegian: Svarstad kirke or Lardal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svarstad. It is one of the churches for the Lardal parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1657 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Svarstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 October 2023.