Rauland Church | |
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Rauland kyrkje | |
59°42′59″N 7°59′56″E / 59.716266°N 7.9990151°E | |
Location | Vinje Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1803 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jarand Rønjom |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1803 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 220 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Rauland |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85276 |
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]