Ytre Sandsvær is a former municipality in

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

county, Norway. It was created when

Sandsvær Sandsvær is a area in Kongsberg, Buskerud county, Norway. The area is identical to the former municipality named Sandsvær. Sandsvær is situated in the valley of Lågendalen on the Numedalslågen river, and is bordered by Kongsberg town in the ...

was split into Ytre and

Øvre Sandsvær Øvre Sandsvær is a former municipality in Buskerud, Buskerud county, Norway. Its name translates to Upper Sandsvær. History From 1837, Øvre Sandsvær was a part of the Sandsvær, Sandsvær presidency. The Communes of Norway, kommune was creat ...

on 1 January 1908. At that time Ytre Sandsvær had a population of 3,245. On 1 January 1964 the two municipalities were incorporated into

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

municipality. Prior to the merger Ytre Sandsvær had a population of 3,140. Ytre Sandsvær in the site of Efteløt Church (''Efteløt kirke'') which is located in the village of Efteløt (). The church was built in

Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Ro ...

style and dates from approx. 1184. The church was constructed of natural stone up to 1 meter thick. The church was rebuilt into a more

Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved f ...

style in 1876. Efteløt Church has 190 seats and was restored internally during 1953. Efteløt Church is in the Kongsberg Joint Parish Council of the

Diocese of Tunsberg Tunsberg is a diocese of the Church of Norway. It includes all of the parishes located within the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, with the cathedral located in the city of Tønsberg. The Diocese of Tunsberg consists of the cathedral deanery and ...

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