Helgen Church | |
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Helgen kyrkje | |
59°15′14″N 9°21′33″E / 59.2539433°N 9.3590305°E | |
Location | Nome Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 2 February (year unknown) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1735 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 110 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Holla og Helgen |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84527 |
Helgen Church (Norwegian: Helgen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nome Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Helgja. It is one of the churches for the Holla og Helgen 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 1735 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 110 people.[1][2]