Lyngdal Church (Agder)

Lyngdal Church
Lyngdal kirke
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58°09′12″N 7°05′28″E / 58.1534°N 07.0912°E / 58.1534; 07.0912
LocationLyngdal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1848
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Specifications
Capacity800
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishLyngdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84352

Lyngdal Church (Norwegian: Lyngdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Lyngdal. It is one of the churches for the Lyngdal 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 cruciform design in 1848 using plans drawn up by the local parish priest Gabriel Kirsebom Kielland who modified standardized church plans by the famous church architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 800 people, making it one of the largest churches in Southern Norway.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lyngdal kirke, Lyngdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 December 2020.