Iveland Church

Iveland Church
Iveland kirke
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58°27′22″N 7°55′08″E / 58.4562°N 07.9189°E / 58.4562; 07.9189
LocationIveland Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated27 Aug 1837
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1837 (187 years ago) (1837)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryOtredal prosti
ParishIveland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84729

Iveland Church (Norwegian: Iveland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Iveland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Birketveit. It is the church for the Iveland parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1837 by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit who used plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Iveland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 January 2021.