Tvedestrand Church

Tvedestrand Church
Tvedestrand kirke
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58°37′25″N 8°55′40″E / 58.623675°N 08.927698°E / 58.623675; 08.927698
LocationTvedestrand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1861
Consecrated20 Nov 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Georg Andreas Bull
Architectural typeLong church
Groundbreaking26 July 1860
Completed1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
ParishTvedestrand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85689

Tvedestrand Church (Norwegian: Tvedestrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Tvedestrand. It is the church for the Tvedestrand parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red, brick church was built in a long church design in 1860 using plans drawn up by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tvedestrand kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 January 2021.