Vennesla Church

Vennesla Church
Vennesla kirke
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58°16′34″N 7°58′12″E / 58.27616°N 07.969932°E / 58.27616; 07.969932
LocationVennesla Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated22 Aug 1830
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1830 (194 years ago) (1830)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryOtredal prosti
ParishVennesla
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85804

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]

  1. ^ "Vennesla kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 January 2021.