Botne Church

Botne Church
Botne kirke
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59°28′52″N 10°16′38″E / 59.481135°N 10.277232°E / 59.481135; 10.277232
LocationHolmestrand, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecratedc. 1200
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1200
(824 years ago)
 (1200)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryNord-Jarlsberg prosti
ParishBotne
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83935

Botne Church (Norwegian: Botne kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Botne. It is one of the churches for the Botne parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Botne kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 March 2024.