Kjose Church

Kjose Church
Kjose kirke
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59°06′28″N 9°55′03″E / 59.107677°N 9.9175268°E / 59.107677; 9.9175268
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gustav Adolph Lammers
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1850 (174 years ago) (1850)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishKjose
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84787

Kjose Church (Norwegian: Kjose kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjose, near the shore of the lake Farris. It is the church for the Kjose parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1850 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kjose kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 October 2023.