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Gimsøy Church (Telemark)
Church in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gimsøy Church (Norwegian: Gimsøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Gimsøy area of the town of Skien. It is one of the churches for the Gimsøy og Nenset parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1922 using plans drawn up by the architect Gunnar Norby. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2][3]
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Gimsøy kirke | |
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59°11′31″N 9°36′16″E | |
Location | Skien Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1922 |
Consecrated | 10 December 1922 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gunnar Norby |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1922 (102 years ago) (1922) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Skien prosti |
Parish | Gimsøy og Nenset |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84242 |
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