Tovdal Church | |
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Tovdal kyrkje | |
58°48′26″N 8°10′30″E / 58.807131°N 08.174901°E | |
Location | Åmli Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Hillestad kyrkje |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 4 Mar 1827 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1820 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 105 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Aust-Nedenes prosti |
Parish | Åmli |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85660 |
Tovdal Church (Norwegian: Tovdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åmli Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hillestad. It is one of the churches for the Åmli parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1820 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 105 people.[1][2]