Vinje Church | |
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Vinje kyrkje | |
59°37′10″N 7°50′36″E / 59.619310°N 7.8432565°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 |
Consecrated | 1796 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jarand Rønjom |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1796 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 235 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Vinje og Nesland |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85854 |
Vinje Church (Norwegian: Vinje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vinje. 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 red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1796 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Rønjom. The church seats about 235 people.[1][2]