Hidra Church

Hidra Church
Hidra kirke
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58°13′57″N 6°32′01″E / 58.232628°N 06.53357°E / 58.232628; 06.53357
LocationFlekkefjord Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishHidra
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84572

Hidra Church (Norwegian: Hidra kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kirkehamn on the island of Hidra. It is the church for the Hidra 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 octagonal design in 1854 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hidra kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.