Flatdal Church

Flatdal Church
Flatdal kyrkje
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59°33′39″N 8°34′20″E / 59.560695°N 8.572186°E / 59.560695; 8.572186
LocationSeljord Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated29 October 1654
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1654 (370 years ago) (1654)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishSeljord
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84158

Flatdal Church (Norwegian: Flatdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flatdal. It is one of the churches for the Seljord 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 long church design in 1654 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Flatdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 495. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 3 December 2022.