Tørdal Church
Church in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tørdal Church (Norwegian: Tørdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø. It is the church for the Tørdal parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1809 using plans drawn up by the architect K. Johnsen Bøe. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]
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59°09′18″N 8°48′38″E | |
Location | Drangedal, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Tabor kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 20 July 1809 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Kittel Johnsen Bøe |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1809 (215 years ago) (1809) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
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Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Bamble prosti |
Parish | Tørdal |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85707 |
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