Tuddal Church

Tuddal Church
Tuddal kyrkje
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59°45′19″N 8°47′18″E / 59.75528°N 8.78836°E / 59.75528; 8.78836
LocationHjartdal Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Halvor Høgkasin
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1796 (228 years ago) (1796)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishHjartdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85680

Tuddal Church (Norwegian: Tuddal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hjartdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tuddal. It is one of the churches in the Hjartdal 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 1796 using plans drawn up by the architect Halvor Høgkasin. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Tuddal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 491. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 21 November 2022.