Vennesla Church | |
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Vennesla kirke | |
58°16′34″N 7°58′12″E / 58.27616°N 07.969932°E | |
Location | Vennesla Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | Middle Ages |
Consecrated | 22 Aug 1830 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1830 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 240 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Otredal prosti |
Parish | Vennesla |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85804 |
Vennesla Church (Norwegian: Vennesla kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vennesla Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vennesla. It is the church for the Vennesla parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The church is also the seat of the provost of the Otredal prosti. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1830 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2]