Åmotsdal Church

Åmotsdal Church
Åmotsdal kyrkje
View of the church
59°37′39″N 8°24′26″E / 59.6274652°N 8.407192°E / 59.6274652; 8.407192
LocationSeljord Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jarand Rønjom
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1792 (1792)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishSeljord
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85970

Åmotsdal Church (Norwegian: Åmotsdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åmotsdal. It is one of the churches for the Seljord 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 1792 using plans drawn up by the architect Jarand Aasmundson Rønjom. The church seats about 200 people.