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]

Nanset Church
Nanset kirke
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59°04′00″N 10°03′22″E / 59.0666344°N 10.0561847°E / 59.0666344; 10.0561847
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1974
Consecrated31 March 1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl
Architectural typeRectangular
StyleModern
Completed1974 (50 years ago) (1974)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishNanset
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85092

History

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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]

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References

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  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.