Nesland Church
Church in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nesland Church (Norwegian: Nesland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesland. It is one of the churches for the Vinje og Nesland 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 1847 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 110 people.[1][2]
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59°31′26″N 7°59′09″E | |
Location | Vinje Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1847 (177 years ago) (1847) |
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Capacity | 110 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Vinje og Nesland |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85121 |
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