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Fjågesund Church () is a
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of the
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in
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in
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county,
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. It is located in the village of Fjågasund. It is one of the churches in the Kviteseid
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which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (
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) in the
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. The brown, wooden church was built in a
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design in 1916 using plans drawn up by the
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. The church seats about 108 people.


History

The
Old Kviteseid Church Old Kviteseid Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Eidstod. It is one of the churches in the Kviteseid parish which is part of the ...
served the parish of Kviteseid for centuries. The old church was located in the central part of the parish. Over the years, the village of
Kviteseid Kviteseid is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Vest-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kviteseidbyen. Other villages in Kviteseid ...
grew up around the northern end of the lake Sundkilen and the old church stood about to the south of there, along the lake
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. In 1869, the parish priest moved from the old
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by the church to a new rectory in the village. In the late 1800s, it was decided to move the Kviteseid Church to the village of Kviteseid, and to compensate for moving it further to the northwest, the parish would also build a brand new church at
Fjågesund Fjågesund is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Flåvatn and the southeastern end of the lake Kviteseidvatnet, about mid-way along the Telemark Canal. It is located ...
to serve the eastern part of the parish. Because of the small size of the parish, it took many years to raise the money needed to construct both new churches.
Haldor Larsen Børve Haldor is a given name. It may refer to: *Haldor Andreas Haldorsen (1883–1965), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party *Haldor Børve (1857–1933), Norwegian architect *Haldor Bjerkeseth (1883–1974), Norwegian politician for the Christian ...
was hired to design the new church. A new cemetery in Fjågesund was consecrated in 1901, but on the advice of the parish priest, the church site was placed about northwest of the cemetery, in the village of
Fjågesund Fjågesund is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Flåvatn and the southeastern end of the lake Kviteseidvatnet, about mid-way along the Telemark Canal. It is located ...
. The new church is a wooden
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, obviously inspired by the look of the historic
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es in Norway. The new Fjågesund Chapel was
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on 19 June 1916 (the day after the new
Kviteseid Church Kviteseid Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kviteseid. It is the main church for the Kviteseid parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark p ...
was consecrated). In 1997, the chapel was renamed ''Fjågesund Church''.


See also

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List of churches in Agder og Telemark Several Church of Norway churches are in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in Norway. This list includes all of the parishes in Agder and Telemark counties. The diocese is based at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the city of Kristiansand (town), Kris ...


References

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