| Sannidal Church | |
|---|---|
| Sannidal kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°53′36″N 9°15′58″E / 58.893337°N 9.2662156°E | |
| Location | Kragerø Municipality, Telemark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1200 |
| Consecrated | 1 Sept 1772 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1772 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 330 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Bamble prosti |
| Parish | Sannidal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85399 |
Sannidal Church (Norwegian: Sannidal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sannidal. It is the church for the Sannidal parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1772 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2][3]
The church lies next to the old main road going south from Oslo to Kristiansand. Outside the church there is a big churchyard with two tall monuments to commemorate the men lost at war. The one to the south of the church is a reminder of the Napoleonic Wars (1807–1814) when Norway was part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway and was fighting on Napoleon's side against the British fleet. The monument outside the church entrance was erected after World War II. Every year on the 8th of May (Norwegian Armistice Day) and on the 17th of May (Constitution Day), wreaths are laid at these monuments in honour of the men who gave their lives for King and country.
- ^ "Sannidal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 505. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 17 December 2022.