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Austbygde Church
Church in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Austbygde Church (Norwegian: Austbygde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austbygdi. It is one of the churches for the Tinn 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 long church design in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
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Austbygde Church | |
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Austbygde kyrkje | |
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60°01′46″N 8°49′35″E | |
Location | Tinn Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1888 |
Consecrated | 23 Nov 1888 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1888 (136 years ago) (1888) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Tinn |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 83822 |
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