Flosta Church

Flosta Church
Flosta kirke
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58°31′43″N 8°56′03″E / 58.52858°N 08.93405°E / 58.52858; 08.93405
LocationArendal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1300
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completedc. 1632 (392 years ago) (1632)
Specifications
Capacity290
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryArendal prosti
ParishMoland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84165

Flosta Church (Norwegian: Flosta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Narestø on the island of Flostaøyawooden church was built in a long church design in 1632 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect (it was later converted to a cruciform design). The church seats about 290 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Flosta kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2021.