Tjølling Church

Tjølling Church
Tjølling kirke
View of the church
59°03′24″N 10°07′32″E / 59.056741°N 10.125478°E / 59.056741; 10.125478
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Consecratedc. 1150
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1150 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishTjølling
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85637

Tjølling Church (Norwegian: Tjølling kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøllingvollen. It is the church for the Tjølling parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 500 people.