Eidanger Church

Eidanger Church
Eidanger kirke
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59°07′07″N 9°41′57″E / 59.1185528°N 9.699109°E / 59.1185528; 9.699109
LocationPorsgrunn Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Consecratedc. 1150
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1150
(874 years ago)
 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeanerySkien prosti
ParishEidanger
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84065

Eidanger Church (Norwegian: Eidanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidanger. It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Eidanger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2022.