Bamble Church
Bamble Church (Norwegian: Bamble kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bamble. It is one of the churches for the Bamble og Herre parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1845 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 400 people.
| Bamble Church | |
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| Bamble kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 59°00′34″N 9°39′50″E | |
| Location | Bamble Municipality, Telemark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Consecrated | 19 October 1845 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | G.A. Lammers |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1845 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Bamble prosti |
| Parish | Bamble og Herre |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 83850 |
This modern church is built about 150 metres (490 ft) to the north of the ruins of the old St. Olav's Church, a much older stone church, probably constructed before 1150.
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