Rauland Church

Rauland Church (Norwegian: Rauland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rauland on the shore of the lake Totak. It is one of the churches for the Rauland 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 cruciform design in 1803 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Rønjom. The church seats about people.[1][2]

Rauland Church
Rauland kyrkje
View of the church
59°42′59″N 7°59′56″E
LocationVinje Municipality,
Vestfold og Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1803
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jarand Rønjom
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1803 (1803)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishRauland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85276

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1491, but the church was not built that year. The first church in Rauland was a wooden stave church that may have been built during the 13th century. By the late 1700s, the old church was in need of replacement. The old church was torn down in 1801 and planning for a new church on the same site began soon after. Jarand Rønjom designed the new church and Halvor Høgkasin was hired as the lead builder. The church has a cruciform design in log construction. It was completed and consecrated in 1803. The church has a tower on the roof above the centre of the nave. The structure inside is much like that of Vinje Church, with a pulpit altar that fills up the eastern transept, and otherwise a T-shaped nave with second floor seating galleries at the end of each wing. It wasn't until the 1990s that electric lighting was installed in the church.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Rauland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. "Rauland kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. "Rauland kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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