Fon Church

Fon Church (Norwegian: Fon kirke) is a church in the village of Fon in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The church is made of stone and built in the Romanesque style. It is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from the 12th century. It can accommodate 130 people. [1] [2]

Fon Church
Fon kirke
Fon Church Location in Vestfold og Telemark Show map of Vestfold og Telemark Fon Church Fon Church (Norway) Show map of Norway
59°24′43.459″N 10°12′22.946″E
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	1100
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Stone
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Tunsberg
Deanery	Nord-Jarlsberg
Parish	Fon

The church has undergone major changes throughout the ages. The church's bell tower was built in 1839, and it had an older bell tower before this. The church has a pulpit dating from 1603 and an altarpiece from 1633. There are two church bells at Fon Church; both of them were cast at the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in Sem. The church's oldest bell is on display at the Olsen Nauen Bell Museum. The baptismal font was gifted to the church in 1714. [3] [4]

Fon Church is part of the rural landscape in Fon, Norway