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Skien Church
Church in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skien Church (Norwegian: Skien kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skien. It is the church for the Skien parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1894 using plans drawn up by the architect Hagbarth Martin Schytte-Berg. The church seats about 1,050 people.[1][2]
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59°12′38″N 9°36′22″E | |
Location | Skien Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website | www |
History | |
Former name(s) | Skien Cathedral (1940-1945) |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 31 August 1894 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | H.M. Schytte-Berg |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Style | Neo Gothic / Jugendstil |
Completed | 1894 (130 years ago) (1894) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1050 |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Skien prosti |
Parish | Skien |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85454 |
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