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Filtvet kirke, Buskerud - Riksantikvaren-T052 01 0072

Filtvet is a small village along the

Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ...

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greater Asker) in Viken county, ...

municipality,

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county,

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Location

Filtvet is a 45-minute journey to

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

by car and has become a popular tourist destination during summer. Accommodation consist principally of camping sites. Filtvet lighthouse (''Filtvet fyr'') is on the west side of Oslofjord at the entrance to Oslo. The lighthouse was deserted in 1985 and a beacon placed in front of the lighthouse has since replaced the lighthouse.

Filtvet Church

Filtvet Church (''Filtvet kirke'') dates from 1894. The church was built of timber and has 200 seats. Both the property and timber for construction of the church were given to the local inhabitants by ship owner C. A. Jørgensen. The church was designed by architect, Alfred Christian Dahl (1857-1940). Filtvet Church was the first church project for Dahl who went on to distinguished himself as a church architect. ''Alfred Christian Dahl'' (arkitekturhistorie.no)
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Notable residents

* Ingrid Berntsen - Norwegian freestyle skier *

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- Norwegian skier * Roger Ryberg - Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

References

Villages in Viken (county) Villages in Buskerud Villages in Asker Villages in Hurum Hurum {{Buskerud-geo-stub