Holt Church

Holt Church (Norwegian: Holt kirke) is a parish church in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Fiane. It is the church for the Holt parish, which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built around the year 1100. The church seats about 430 people. It was originally built in a "long church" style, but later in 1753 the church was renovated and expanded and in a cruciform style.[1][2]

Holt Church
Holt kirke
View of the church
Holt Church
Location in of the church
Holt Church
Holt Church (Norway)
58.6069°N 08.8712°E / 58.6069; 08.8712
LocationTvedestrand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeCruciform
Completedc. 1100
Specifications
Capacity430
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishHolt
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

Holt Church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke) in 1814.[3] Together with about 300 churches across Norway,[4] it was a venue for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly. These were Norway's first national elections.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Holt kirke, Tvedestrand". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. "Holt valgkirke fikk 1814-plakett". Agderposten. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. "Valgkirke anno 1814". NV nytt. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
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