Lillesand Church

Lillesand Church
Lillesand kirke
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58°15′01″N 8°22′54″E / 58.250391°N 08.381799°E / 58.250391; 08.381799
LocationLillesand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Thrap-Meyer
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1889 (135 years ago) (1889)
Specifications
Capacity490
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
ParishLillesand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84306

Lillesand Church (Norwegian: Lillesand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Lillesand. It is one of the churches for the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, Swiss chalet style church was built in a long church design in 1889 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church seats about 490 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lillesand kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 January 2021.