Rauland Church

Rauland Church
Rauland kyrkje
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59°42′59″N 7°59′56″E / 59.716266°N 7.9990151°E / 59.716266; 7.9990151
LocationVinje Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1803
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jarand Rønjom
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1803 (221 years ago) (1803)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishRauland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85276

Rauland Church (Norwegian: Rauland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rauland on the shore of the lake Totak. It is one of the churches for the Rauland 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 1803 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Rønjom. The church seats about people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rauland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2022.