Brunkeberg Church

Brunkeberg Church
Brunkeberg kyrkje
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59°26′03″N 8°28′55″E / 59.434169°N 8.4818422°E / 59.434169; 8.4818422
LocationKviteseid Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecratedon 20 October 1790
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Saamund Gjersund
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1790 (234 years ago) (1790)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishKviteseid
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83961

Brunkeberg Church (Norwegian: Brunkeberg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brunkeberg. It is one of the churches in the Kviteseid parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1790 by the builder Saamund Gjersund. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Brunkeberg kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 November 2022.