Kilebygda Church

Kilebygda Church
Kilebygda kirke
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59°07′02″N 9°25′54″E / 59.11712°N 9.43165°E / 59.11712; 9.43165
LocationSkien Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1859
Consecrated15 September 1859
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1859 (165 years ago) (1859)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeanerySkien prosti
ParishKilebygda og Solum
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84770

Kilebygda Church (Norwegian: Kilebygda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rognsbru. It is one of the churches for the Kilebygda og Solum parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1859 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kilebygda kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2022.