Luksefjell Church
{{short description|Church in Telemark, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Luksefjell Church
|fullname = Luksefjell kirke
|former name = Luksefjell kapell
|image = Luksefjell kapell.jpg
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|59.3981861|9.5386843|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
|location = Skien Municipality,
Telemark
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Agder og Telemark
|deanery = Skien prosti
|parish = Gjerpen
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 1858
|consecrated date = 27 October 1858
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1858}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Anders Thorsen
|architectural type = Rectangular
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 104
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Not protected
|ID = 84328
}} }}
Luksefjell Church ({{langx|no|Luksefjell kirke}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Luksefjell. It is one of the churches for the Gjerpen parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Anders Thorsen. The church seats about 104 people.{{Cite web |title=Luksefjell kirke |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/080600401 |access-date=2022-12-22 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2022-12-22 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite book |last=Rasmussen |first=Alf Henry |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014121107543 |title=Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon |publisher=Vanebo forlag |isbn=8275270227 |location=Kirkenær, Norge |page=499 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-12-22}}
History
During the Middle Ages, there was a church in Luksefjell, but it was closed centuries ago, with very little known about the building or its location. Around the mid-1800s, the residents in the rural northern part of Gjerpen municipality wanted an annex chapel to be built in their area so they wouldn't need to travel the {{convert|20|to|25|km}} to Gjerpen Church. The Løvenskiold family donated land at Luksefjell, on the shore of the lake Fjellvannet. Anders Thorsen was hired to design and build the chapel in 1858. The new chapel was consecrated on 27 October 1858. The wooden building has a rectangular design with the nave and choir in the same room. There is a sacristy in a smaller room to the east of the main room. In 1873, a new tower was built on the west end of the nave. There is a church porch under the tower. In 1948, the church was wired for electricity. In 1960, a new copper roof was installed. Around the turn of the 21st century, the chapel was made a parish church and re-named as Luksefjell Church.{{Cite web |title=Luksefjell kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84328 |access-date=2022-12-22 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{cite web |title=Luksefjell kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/telemark/luksefjell-kirke/ |website=Norges-Kirker.no |access-date=2022-12-22 |language=Norwegian}}
See also
References
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{{Churches in Skien}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Skien
Category:Rectangular churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings