Kjose Church
Kjose Church (Norwegian: Kjose kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjose, near the shore of the lake Farris. It is the church for the Kjose parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1850 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 170 people.
| Kjose Church | |
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| Kjose kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 59°06′28″N 9°55′03″E | |
| Location | Larvik Municipality, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gustav Adolph Lammers |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1850 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 170 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Larvik prosti |
| Parish | Kjose |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84787 |
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