Hylestad Church

Hylestad Church
Hylestad kyrkje
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59°05′43″N 7°32′01″E / 59.0954°N 07.5335°E / 59.0954; 07.5335
LocationValle Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecrated1839
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1838 (186 years ago) (1838)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryOtredal prosti
ParishValle og Hyllestad
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84685

Hylestad Church (Norwegian: Hylestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Valle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rysstad. It is one of the churches for the Valle og Hylestad parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1838 by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit using plans drawn up by the famous architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hylestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 January 2021.