Åseral Church
Church in Agder, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Åseral Church (Norwegian: Åseral kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kyrkjebygda. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1822 using plans drawn up by the architects Olav Aasland and Olav Bakken. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
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Åseral Church | |
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Åseral kyrkje | |
58.61738°N 07.41417°E / 58.61738; 07.41417 | |
Location | Åseral Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Åbø kirke (historic) |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1822 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Olav Aasland and Olav Bakken |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1822 (202 years ago) (1822) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Otredal prosti |
Parish | Åseral |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85995 |
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