Tønjum Church

Tønjum Church
Tønjum kyrkje

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°E / 61.0572; 7.5167Coordinates: 61°03′26″N 7°31′00″E / 61.0572°N 7.5167°E / 61.0572; 7.5167
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tønjum kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Tønjum kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-27.



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