Gransherad Church | |
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Gransherad kyrkje | |
59°41′22″N 9°02′09″E / 59.689470°N 9.035800°E | |
Location | Notodden Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 11 Sept 1849 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1849 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 250 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Gransherad |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84407 |
Gransherad Church (Norwegian: Gransherad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gransherad. It is the church for the Gransherad 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 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]