Vegusdal Church | |
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Vegusdal kirke | |
58°32′03″N 8°07′22″E / 58.534133°N 08.12273°E | |
Location | Birkenes Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 23 June 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | C.F. von der Lippe |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Vest-Nedenes prosti |
Parish | Vegusdal |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85790 |
Vegusdal Church (Norwegian: Vegusdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Engesland, just off of the Norwegian County Road 405. It is the church for the Vegusdal parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]