Sem Church

Sem Church
Sem kirke
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59°17′30″N 10°23′11″E / 59.291803°N 10.386387°E / 59.291803; 10.386387
LocationTønsberg Municipality, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Consecratedc. 1100
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1100
(924 years ago)
 (1100)
Specifications
Capacity211
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishSem
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85421

Sem Church (Norwegian: Sem kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sem. It is one of the churches for the Sem parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 211 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sem kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 February 2024.