Sauherad Church | |
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Sauherad kyrkje | |
59°25′19″N 9°16′52″E / 59.421808°N 9.2812349°E | |
Location | Midt-Telemark Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1150 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | 1150 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 260 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Sauherad og Nes |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85404 |
Sauherad Church (Norwegian: Sauherad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sauherad. It is one of the churches for the Nes og Sauherad parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2][3]