Tonstad Church

Tonstad Church
Tonstad kirke
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58°40′01″N 6°43′01″E / 58.666999°N 06.716886°E / 58.666999; 06.716886
LocationSirdal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated7 Oct 1852
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1852; 172 years ago (1852)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishSirdal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85648

Tonstad Church (Norwegian: Tonstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tonstad. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1852 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

View of the church and village in 1948.
  1. ^ "Tonstad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.