The Old Church of Kviteseid

Kviteseid Old Church lies close to Kviteseid Bygdetun museum, on a beautiful plateau near the fjord.

About

The Old Chuch of Kviteseid was built of stone about 1172 and dedicated to St Olav. The roof was decorated by Thomas Blixius in 1714 in twenty parts.

The church has retained its original entrance with a carved wooden arch above the door depicting two dragons entwined in eternal struggle.

The church has a particularly evocative churchyard.

Guidet tours are arranged in the summer by the nearby open air museum Kviteseid Bygdetun, or pre-booked by Western Telemark Museum: booking@vtm.no.

The Old Church of Kviteseid is still in use.

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Location

Kviteseid Bygdetun, 3850 Kviteseid

Openings

Opening times at the nearby museum

25. juni 2027 - 15. aug. 2027

tirsdag: 11:00 - 17:00
onsdag: 11:00 - 17:00
torsdag: 11:00 - 17:00
fredag: 11:00 - 17:00
lørdag: 11:00 - 17:00
søndag: 11:00 - 17:00

Guided tours three times a day in high season

25. juni 2027 - 15. aug. 2027

tirsdag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00
onsdag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00
torsdag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00
fredag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00
lørdag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00
søndag: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00

Practical information

Opening times at the nearby museum

Church

Kviteseid Bygdetun, 3850 Kviteseid

59.58188095567466, 8.535365846655854

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The Old Church of Kviteseid

About

Contact

Location

Openings

Practical information

Nearby events

Opening of new falcon exhibition

Yoga retreat på Gaustablikk Fjellresort

Trond Granlund – Intimate concert and dinner

Halloween i Åmdals Verk gruver

Kurs i diagramteikning

Rakfisk Evening at Austbygde Bakery

Jolemarknad

Jolemarknad på Åmdals Verk gruver

Hemmelige rom i Rjukan Næringspark

Christmas Party with The Skotten Show

Jolemesse i Eidsborg

Atle Pettersen - Christmas concert in Rjukan church

Nissemarsj på Rjukan

Ice climbing with Rjukan Adventure

Christmas concert with Herborg Kråkevik at Vemork

Jolejazz på Nutheim Gjestgiveri

Norrøna Ice Festival 2027

Sunfestival in Rjukan

Marispelet by Rjukanfossen 2027

Norseman Xtreme Triathlon

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