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 | |
| Location | Larvik Municipality, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1100 |
| Consecrated | c. 1100 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Completed | c. 1100 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Larvik prosti |
| Parish | Tanum |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85609 |
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.