Tjugum Church

Tjugum Church
Tjugum kyrkje
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61°12′55″N 6°32′38″E / 61.2151919810°N 6.54381752005°E / 61.2151919810; 6.54381752005
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated29 October 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishBalestrand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85636

Tjugum Church (Norwegian: Tjugum kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just outside the village of Balestrand. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tjugum kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 December 2019.