Nes Church (Telemark)

Nes Church
Nes kyrkje
View of the church
59°22′19″N9°13′19″E / 59.372038°N 9.2219632°E / 59.372038; 9.2219632 Coordinates: 59°22′19″N9°13′19″E / 59.372038°N 9.2219632°E / 59.372038; 9.2219632
Location	Midt-Telemark Municipality, Vestfold og Telemark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	12th century
Consecrated	13 September (year unknown)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1180(842 years ago) (1180)
Specifications
Materials	Stone
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Øvre Telemark prosti
Parish	Sauherad og Nes
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	85106

Nes Church (Norwegian : Nes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located at Nesodden, just to the southeast of the village of Gvarv. It is one of the churches for the Nes og Sauherad parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around 1180 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 170 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1398, but the church was built long before that time. The church at Nes was first built around the year 1180, but at that time it consisted of simply the chancel. Dendrochronological dating of the roof rafters confirm that the wood was cut around 1180. The nave was constructed in the years following the completion of the chancel since there are significant stylistic differences in the construction of the two parts of the building. The church was consecrated on 13 September, but it is unknown in what year. The building was dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. The church is thought to have been the main church for Sauherad until the Black Death. After the Reformation, it became an annex chapel to the main Sauherad Church. The church was without a tower for several hundred years. In 1634, the church records refer to the construction of a small tower on top of the roof and later in 1663, the records indicate there were two clocks on the tower. In 1868, the current west tower was built out of wood and the small roof tower was removed. The new tower was large enough to include a church porch underneath it. The same year a wooden sacristy was added on to the east of the choir. ^{[3] [4]}

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See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Nes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
3. "Nes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. "Nes kirke (Sauherad)". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2022.