Froland Church

Froland Church
Froland kirke
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58°31′34″N 8°39′07″E / 58.525989°N 08.651811°E / 58.525989; 08.651811
LocationFroland Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th-century
Consecrated1 Nov 1718
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1718 (306 years ago) (1718)
Specifications
Capacity295
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryArendal prosti
ParishFroland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84205

Froland Church (Norwegian: Froland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Froland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Froland. It is one of the two churches for the Froland parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1718 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 295 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Froland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). "Froland kirke". Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 476. ISBN 8275270227.