Husøy Church ( no, Husøy kirke) is a parish church of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husøy. It is one of the churches for the Søndre Slagen parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (

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) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The reddish-brown, stone church was built in a

long church Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...

design in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Eirik Eikrann. The church seats about 183 people.

History

Historically, the island had belonged to other parishes, but by the 20th century, the island residents wanted their own church. In 1925, a cemetery on Husøy was

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. Soon after, work began towards getting a chapel built. In 1932–1933, a chapel was built at the cemetery and it was

on 8 September 1933. It was originally known as Husøy Chapel (in the 21st century, the name was changed to Husøy Church). The building was designed by Eirik Eikrann. The building material is a local

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which has a rough, brick-like look. There is a steep

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on both the nave/ choir and bell tower. The choir is flanked by vestries that fill up to the same width as the nave and have exit doors in the east. The proportions are such that the building seems quite wide in relation to its length, and the roof is quite dominant. The church is inspired by the county's medieval churches, but also has features of classicism and functionalism. The windows and doors are all arched.

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