Kvelde Church

Kvelde Church
Kvelde kirke
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59°11′50″N 9°58′04″E / 59.197085°N 9.9676868°E / 59.197085; 9.9676868
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated11 Oct 1871
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J.W. Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1871 (1871)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishKvelde
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84859

Kvelde Church (Norwegian: Kvelde kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvelde. It is the church for the Kvelde parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1871 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kvelde kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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