Nanset Church

Nanset Church
Nanset kirke
View of the church
59°04′00″N10°03′22″E / 59.0666344°N 10.0561847°E / 59.0666344; 10.0561847
Location	Larvik Municipality, Vestfold
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1974
Consecrated	31 March 1974
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl
Architectural type	Rectangular
Style	Modern
Completed	1974(50 years ago) (1974)
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Tunsberg
Deanery	Larvik prosti
Parish	Nanset
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85092

Nanset Church (Norwegian : Nanset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the town of Larvik. It is the church for the Nanset parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl. The church seats about 550 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 1970, plans were made to build a new church in the northern part of the town of Larvik. Elisabet Fidjestøl won an architectural competition to design the new church with her plans which she called "Living stones". Construction began in 1973 and the new church was consecrated on 31 March 1974. The church was renovated in 2000. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of churches in Tunsberg

References

1. "Nanset kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
3. "Nanset kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
4. "Nanset kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2023.