Vestre Moland Church

Vestre Moland Church
Vestre Moland kirke
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58°15′32″N 8°21′55″E / 58.2589°N 08.3652°E / 58.2589; 08.3652
LocationLillesand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Events1797: large addition
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completedc. 1150
(874 years ago)
 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
ParishLillesand
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85819

Vestre Moland Church (Norwegian: Vestre Moland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Møglestu, just outside the town of Lillesand. It is one of the churches for the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect, but has since been converted into a cruciform design. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Vestre Moland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Vestre Moland kirke". agderkultur.no. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Vestre Moland - sogn". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.