Brevik Church
Brevik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brevik. It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brevik Bridge and Stathelle Church.
Brevik Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hallvard Straume, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brevik Bridge is one of two bridges that span the mouth of the Frierfjord. It connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn in Telemark county. On the west side, in Bamble, lies the town of Stathelle, while on the east side lies the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn. Brevik Bridge is situated 700 metres southwest of Brevik Church.
Stathelle Church
Church
Photo: Bamble kommune, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stathelle Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Stathelle Church is situated 1¼ km south of Brevik Church.
Grenland Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.
Grenland Bridge is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres. The bridge, which opened in 1996, is part of the European Route E18 highway and it crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord in Telemark county. Grenland Bridge is situated 1½ km west of Brevik Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langesund.
Langesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langesund is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast.
Brevik Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.05172° or 59° 3′ 6″ northLongitude
9.70447° or 9° 42′ 16″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Inception
1963Operator
Porsgrunn kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FFF3P23+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 117528370OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8532583Wikidata ID
Q10435187
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Brevik Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Brevik Kirke”
- Finnish: “Brevikin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brevik kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brevik kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brevik kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brevik kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Brevik kirke”
- Norwegian: “Brevik”
- Swedish: “Breviks kyrka, Norge”
- Swedish: “Breviks kyrka”
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