Botne Church
Church in Vestfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Botne Church (Norwegian: Botne kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Botne. It is one of the churches for the Botne parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2]
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Botne Church | |
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Botne kirke | |
59°28′52″N 10°16′38″E | |
Location | Holmestrand, Vestfold |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1200 |
Consecrated | c. 1200 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | c. 1200 (824 years ago) (1200) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 240 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Tunsberg |
Deanery | Nord-Jarlsberg prosti |
Parish | Botne |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 83935 |
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