Luksefjell Church

Luksefjell Church
Luksefjell kirke
View of the church
59°23′53″N9°32′19″E / 59.3981861°N 9.5386843°E / 59.3981861; 9.5386843
Location	Skien Municipality, Telemark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Luksefjell kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1858
Consecrated	27 October 1858
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Anders Thorsen
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1858(166 years ago) (1858)
Specifications
Capacity	104
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Skien prosti
Parish	Gjerpen
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84328

Luksefjell Church (Norwegian : Luksefjell kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Luksefjell. It is one of the churches for the Gjerpen parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Anders Thorsen. The church seats about 104 people. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

View of the church

During the Middle Ages, there was a church in Luksefjell, but it was closed centuries ago, with very little known about the building or its location. Around the mid-1800s, the residents in the rural northern part of Gjerpen municipality wanted an annex chapel to be built in their area so they wouldn't need to travel the 20 to 25 kilometres (12 to 16 mi) to Gjerpen Church. The Løvenskiold family donated land at Luksefjell, on the shore of the lake Fjellvannet. Anders Thorsen was hired to design and build the chapel in 1858. The new chapel was consecrated on 27 October 1858. The wooden building has a rectangular design with the nave and choir in the same room. There is a sacristy in a smaller room to the east of the main room. In 1873, a new tower was built on the west end of the nave. There is a church porch under the tower. In 1948, the church was wired for electricity. In 1960, a new copper roof was installed. Around the turn of the 21st century, the chapel was made a parish church and re-named as Luksefjell Church. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Luksefjell kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 499. ISBN   8275270227 . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. "Luksefjell kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "Luksefjell kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 December 2022.