Tønjum Church
| Tønjum Church | |
|---|---|
| Tønjum kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Tønjum Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°03′26″N 7°31′00″E / 61.0572°N 7.5167°ECoordinates: 61°03′26″N 7°31′00″E / 61.0572°N 7.5167°E | |
| Location |
Lærdal Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 30 September 1832 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Completed | 1832 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 175 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Tønjum |
| Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Tønjum Church (Norwegian: Tønjum kyrkje) is the main parish church in Lærdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tønjum. The church is part of the Tønjum parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church building, which has 175 seats, was built in 1832. It was consecrated on 30 September 1832 by Bishop Jacob Neumann. Tønjum Church is the smallest church in the municipality, but it is the main church for Laerdal municipality. The present church was built in 1832 to replace the previous church on the same site. The previous church blew down in a storm in 1823.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tønjum kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ↑ "Tønjum kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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