Fon Church

Fon Church
Fon kirke
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59°24′44″N 10°12′23″E / 59.412095°N 10.206317°E / 59.412095; 10.206317
LocationTønsberg Municipality, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1100
Consecratedc. 1100
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1100
(924 years ago)
 (1100)
Specifications
Capacity106
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishFon
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84179

Fon Church (Norwegian: Fon kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fon. It is the church for the Fon parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 106 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Fon kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 February 2024.