Østre Halsen Church
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LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
Vestfold
CountryNorway
| Østre Halsen Church | |
|---|---|
| Østre Halsen kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°02′14″N 10°04′13″E / 59.0373215°N 10.070292°E | |
| Location | Larvik Municipality, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Consecrated | 20 March 1983 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Roar Tollnes |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 330 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Larvik prosti |
| Parish | Østre Halsen |
Østre Halsen Church (Norwegian: Østre Halsen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the eastern Halsen area of the town of Larvik. It is the church for the Østre Halsen parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white and red concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1983 using plans drawn up by the architect Roar Tollnes. The church seats about Roar Tollnespeople.[1][2]
