Eiken Church

Eiken Church
Eiken kirke
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58°28′40″N 7°12′30″E / 58.4779°N 07.2084°E / 58.4779; 07.2084
LocationHægebostad Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated1817
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1817; 207 years ago (1817)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishEiken
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84078

Eiken Church (Norwegian: Eiken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hægebostad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located along the lake Lygne in the village of Eiken. It is the church for the Eiken 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 1817 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Eiken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2020.