Drangedal Church

Drangedal Church
Drangedal kirke
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59°05′53″N 9°03′53″E / 59.097987°N 9.0647050°E / 59.097987; 9.0647050
LocationDrangedal,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Herikseid kirke
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1775 (249 years ago) (1775)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryBamble prosti
ParishDrangedal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84034

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]

  1. ^ "Drangedal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 506. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 17 December 2022.