Nissedal Church

Nissedal Church
Nissedal kyrkje
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59°09′43″N 8°30′21″E / 59.1619031°N 8.505818°E / 59.1619031; 8.505818
LocationNissedal Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated12 September 1764
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1764 (260 years ago) (1764)
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishNissedal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85135

Nissedal Church (Norwegian: Nissedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nissedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kyrkjebygda, on the east shore of the lake Nisser. It is one of the churches for the Nissedal 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 cruciform design in 1764 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Nissedal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 486. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 23 November 2022.