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Notodden Church ( no, Notodden kirke) is a parish church of the
In 1913, the village of Notodden was designated as a kjøpstad (town) and it was separated from Heddal Municipality to become a municipality of its own. In 1914, the new town of Notodden became its own parish, although it did not have its own church at that time. The town got its own cemetery at the end of 1915, and the planning for a new church went on for a number of years with some setbacks. Land was finally purchased for the church in 1928, and in 1932 an architectural competition was held with 95 submitted proposals. It was won by Dagfinn Morseth and Mads Wiel Gedde, but it took a few years before the project was carried out. The local factory financed the new church building, and there is also a statue of the factory's director, Ole Halvor Holta, in the church park. Notodden Church was built in 1937–1938 with Fredrik Selmer as the lead builder. The new church was
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 Notodden Municipality
Notodden () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Notodden.
Notodden was separated from the m ...
in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Notodden. It is the church for the Notodden parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti
This list of churches in Agder og Telemark is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in Agder and Vestfold og Telemark counties in southern Norway. The diocese is based at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the cit ...
(deanery
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red brick 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 1938 using plans drawn up by the architects Dagfinn Morseth and Mads Wiel Gedde. The church seats about 330 people.
History
In 1913, the village of Notodden was designated as a kjøpstad (town) and it was separated from Heddal Municipality to become a municipality of its own. In 1914, the new town of Notodden became its own parish, although it did not have its own church at that time. The town got its own cemetery at the end of 1915, and the planning for a new church went on for a number of years with some setbacks. Land was finally purchased for the church in 1928, and in 1932 an architectural competition was held with 95 submitted proposals. It was won by Dagfinn Morseth and Mads Wiel Gedde, but it took a few years before the project was carried out. The local factory financed the new church building, and there is also a statue of the factory's director, Ole Halvor Holta, in the church park. Notodden Church was built in 1937–1938 with Fredrik Selmer as the lead builder. The new church was consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
on 20 February 1938. The church has a basilica design with a nearly free-standing bell tower. There is a sacristy
A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.
The sacristy is usually located ...
on the north side of the choir.
See also
* List of churches in Agder og TelemarkReferences
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