| Bygland Church | |
|---|---|
| Bygland kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°49′50″N 7°47′45″E / 58.8305°N 07.7958°E | |
| Location | Bygland Municipality, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 18 Nov 1838 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Otredal prosti |
| Parish | Bygland og Årdal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 83977 |
Bygland Church (Norwegian: Bygland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bygland on the eastern shore of the Byglandsfjorden, just alongside the Norwegian National Road 9. It is one of the churches for the Bygland og Årdal parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1838 by the builder Anders Thorsen Syrtveit who used plans drawn up by the famous architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
- ^ "Bygland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 January 2021.