Vinje Church (Telemark)

Vinje Church
Vinje kyrkje
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59°37′10″N 7°50′36″E / 59.619310°N 7.8432565°E / 59.619310; 7.8432565
LocationVinje Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1796
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jarand Rønjom
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1796 (228 years ago) (1796)
Specifications
Capacity235
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishVinje og Nesland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85854

Vinje Church (Norwegian: Vinje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vinje. It is one of the churches for the Vinje og Nesland parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1796 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Rønjom. The church seats about 235 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vinje kyrkje, Telemark". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2022.