Grunge Church

Grunge Church
Grunge kyrkje
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59°43′23″N 7°41′49″E / 59.722983°N 7.696893°E / 59.722983; 7.696893
LocationVinje Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1850
Consecrated1850
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1850 (174 years ago) (1850)
Specifications
Capacity132
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishGrungedal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84436

Grunge Church (Norwegian: Grunge kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located just outside the village of Grunge along the lake Tveitevatnet. It is the church for the Grungedal 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 1850 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 132 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Grunge kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2022.