Birkenes Church

Birkenes Church
Birkenes kirke
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58°18′41″N 8°11′25″E / 58.311398°N 08.19018°E / 58.311398; 08.19018
LocationBirkenes Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1 Dec 1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1858 (166 years ago) (1858)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
ParishBirkenes
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83889

Birkenes Church (Norwegian: Birkenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mollestad, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the municipal centre of Birkeland. It is the church for the Birkenes parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 650 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Birkenes kirke, Birkenes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 January 2021.