Drangedal Church | |
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Drangedal kirke | |
59°05′53″N 9°03′53″E / 59.097987°N 9.0647050°E | |
Location | Drangedal, Telemark |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Herikseid kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1775 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Bamble prosti |
Parish | Drangedal |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84034 |
Drangedal Church (Norwegian: Drangedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Prestestranda. It is the church for the Drangedal parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1775 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]