Herre Church
Herre church (in Norwegian Herre kirke) is a wooden church in Herre, Norway. It was constructed in 1905 and was designed by Haldor Larsen Børve.[2] It is the only church of its parish, Herre parish (in Norwegian Herre sokn).[1]
| Herre church | |
Herre kirke | |
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  Herre Church  Herre Church | |
| 59°06′11″N 9°33′45.2″E | |
| Location | Herre, Bamble |
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| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) |
| Website | bamble |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Events | 1928: Electrification 1955: Restoration 1963: New organ 2003: External restoration [1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Protected |
| Designated | 6 February 2002 [2] |
| Architect(s) | Haldor Larsen Børve [2] |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Construction cost | ~24,000 kr |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 275 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Bells | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Herre |
| Deanery | Bamble |
| Diocese | Agder and Telemark |
References
- "Herre kirke". bamble.kirken.no (in Norwegian). Bamble parish council. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- "Herre kirkested". kulturminnesok.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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