Solum Church

Solum Church
Solum kirke
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59°10′23″N 9°33′32″E / 59.172986°N 9.559019°E / 59.172986; 9.559019
LocationSkien Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated5 July 1766
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Joen Jacobsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1766 (258 years ago) (1766)
Specifications
Capacity205
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeanerySkien prosti
ParishKilebygda og Solum
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85521

Solum Church (Norwegian: Solum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solum, just west of the town of Skien. It is one of the churches for the Kilebygda og Solum parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1766 by the builder Joen Jacobsen. The church seats about 205 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Solum kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2022.