Tanum Church (Vestfold)

Tanum Church
Tanum kirke
View of the church
59°01′27″N 9°58′11″E / 59.0241218°N 9.9697566°E / 59.0241218; 9.9697566
LocationLarvik Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1100
Consecratedc. 1100
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1100 (1100)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryLarvik prosti
ParishTanum
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85609

Tanum Church (Norwegian: Tanum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tanum. It is the church for the Tanum parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.