Bakke Church (Agder)

Bakke Church
Bakke kirke
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58°24′50″N 6°39′32″E / 58.413899°N 06.658778°E / 58.413899; 06.658778
LocationFlekkefjord Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1670; 354 years ago (1670)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishBakke
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83841

Bakke Church (Norwegian: Bakke kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sira. It is the church for the Bakke 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 cruciform design in 1670 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bakke kirke, Sirnes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.