Gransherad Church

Gransherad Church
Gransherad kyrkje
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59°41′22″N 9°02′09″E / 59.689470°N 9.035800°E / 59.689470; 9.035800
LocationNotodden Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated11 Sept 1849
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1849 (1849)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishGransherad
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84407

Gransherad Church (Norwegian: Gransherad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gransherad. It is the church for the Gransherad 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 long church design in 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gransherad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

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