Moland Church (Fyresdal)
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Moland Church (Norwegian: Moland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fyresdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fyresdal. It is one of the two churches for the Fyresdal 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 cruciform design in 1843 using plans drawn up by the architect Anders Thorsen Syrtveit who based the design off standard church plans made by Hans Linstow. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
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Moland Church | |
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Moland kyrkje | |
59°10′55″N 8°05′12″E | |
Location | Fyresdal Municipality, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 2 July 1843 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1843 (181 years ago) (1843) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark bispedømme |
Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
Parish | Fyresdal |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84973 |
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