Kilebygda Church | |
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Kilebygda kirke | |
59°07′02″N 9°25′54″E / 59.11712°N 9.43165°E | |
Location | Skien Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1859 |
Consecrated | 15 September 1859 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1859 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Skien prosti |
Parish | Kilebygda og Solum |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84770 |
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]