| Stokke Church | |
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| Stokke kirke | |
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 Stokke Church | |
| 59°13′14″N10°18′23″E / 59.220616°N 10.306394°E /59.220616; 10.306394 | |
| Location | Sandefjord,Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 24 Nov 1886 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | J.W. Nordan |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1886 (139 years ago) (1886) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Sandefjord prosti |
| Parish | Stokke |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85572 |
Stokke Church (Norwegian:Stokke kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inSandefjord Municipality inVestfold county,Norway. It is located in the village ofStokke. It is the church for the Stokkeparish which is part of theSandefjord prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Tunsberg. The brown brick church was built in along church design in 1886 using plans drawn up by thearchitectJacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2]
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but the church was not built that year. The first church in Stokke was aRomanesque stone church with a rectangularnave and a smaller rectangularchancel that was likely built during the 12th century. In 1673, the church became the property of the County ofJarlsberg. In 1883, the church was sold to the local villagers who then gave the church to the parish in 1884.[3][4]
In 1885, the church was deemed to be too small for the parish, so it was torn down with the intention of building a new church on the same site. For the construction of the new church,Jacob Wilhelm Nordan's architectural drawings forAsker Church were used after making a few changes. The foundation stone was laid under the altar on 1 October 1885, and the new brick church was built under the direction of Carl G. Berg. The church wasconsecrated by BishopCarl Peter Parelius Essendrop on 24 November 1886. It is a bricklong church with a west tower with achurch porch at the base of the tower, a rectangularnave, and achoir surrounded byvestries. The church was thoroughly restored externally and internally during the late 1960s.[4]
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