Kviteseid Old Church

Coordinates: 59°21′18.31″N 8°31′26.64″E / 59.3550861°N 8.5240667°E / 59.3550861; 8.5240667

The altar of Kviteseid Old Church

Kviteseid Old Church (Norwegian: Kviteseid gamle kirke) is a Romanesque church located at Kviteseid in Telemark, Norway. [1]

It was built around 1260 and is situated near Lake Kviteseidvatnet. The edifice is in stone and has approximately 200 seats. The old stone church was built in the Romanesque style and was dedicated to St. Olav. This is among the better preserved stone church in Telemark. The church has a ceiling with 20 fields decorated with flowers and vines which were painted by Thomas Blixus in 1714. The altarpiece is from 1732. The church was restored in 1929 and 1969. Kviteseid Old Church was the main church of the parish of Kviteseid for almost 700 years until a new church, now called Kviteseid Church, was built in the 20th century. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kviteseid gamle kirke". Lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ekroll, Øystein; Havran, Jiri (2000). "Kviteseid kirke." In: Kirkene i Norge, vol. 1: Middelalder i stein. Oslo: ARFO. pp. 106–109. ISBN 82-91399-09-3

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