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Høydalsmo Church
Høydalsmo Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høydalsmo. It is one of the churches for the ''Høydalsmo og Lårdal'' parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1747 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 60 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1308, but the church was not built that year. The first church at Høydalsmo was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. The church building measured about . This church was located up the hill about to the north of the present church site. There were some renovations carried out on the building in 1663, 1680, 1693, 1699, and 1714. In 1723, the church was sold into private ownership during the Norwegian church s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokke Municipality
Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. Other villages in Tokke include Åmdals Verk, Eidsborg, Høydalsmo, Lårdal, and Øvre Byrte. The Eidsborg Stave Church is one of Norway's old stave churches and it is located in Eidsborg, just north of Dalen. The municipality is the 117th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tokke is the 268th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,198. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.8% over the previous 10-year period. General information During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Lårdal (population: 1,929) and Mo (population: 1,658) were merged to form the new municipality of Tokke. Name The municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
