Åsgårdstrand Church
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LocationHorten Municipality,
Vestfold
Vestfold
CountryNorway
| Åsgårdstrand Church | |
|---|---|
| Åsgårdstrand kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°20′52″N 10°28′05″E / 59.3477342°N 10.468174°E | |
| Location | Horten Municipality, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Consecrated | 26 May 1969 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Eva and Bernt Mejlænder |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Nord-Jarlsberg prosti |
| Parish | Åsgårdstrand |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85996 |
Åsgårdstrand Church (Norwegian: Åsgårdstrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åsgårdstrand. It is the church for the Åsgårdstrand parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a long church design in 1969 using plans drawn up by the architects Eva and Bernt Mejlænder. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
