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Undrumsdal Church
Undrumsdal Church ( no, Undrumsdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Undrumsdal. It is the church for the Undrumsdal parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect F. Rasmussen. The church seats about 162 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1315, but the church was not built that year. The first church in Undrumsdal was likely a wooden stave church that was built in the early 12th century (before the 1120s) at Rød, a site about to the south-southwest of the present church site. In 1730, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. The new church was owned by the Count of Jarlsberg, but half the cost of the church was paid for by the congregation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønsberg Municipality
Tønsberg () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg which was established in the 9th century. Other larger population centres in the municipality include Barkåker, Bergsåsen, Brekkeåsen, Eik, Fon, Gretteåsen, Husøy, Husvik, Linnestad, Ramnes, Rånerudåsen, Revetal, Sem, Svinevoll, Teie, and Vear. The municipality is the 254th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tønsberg is the 17th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 58,561. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 16.6% over the previous 10-year period. Tønsberg Municipality is home to Tønsberg Fortress on Castle Mountain, which includes ruins from ''Castrum Tunsbergis'', Norway's largest castle in the 13th century. Tønsberg is also home of Oseberg Mound, where the 9th-century '' Oseberg Ship'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
