Vegusdal Church

Vegusdal Church
Vegusdal kirke
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58°32′03″N 8°07′22″E / 58.534133°N 08.12273°E / 58.534133; 08.12273
LocationBirkenes Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated23 June 1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)C.F. von der Lippe
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1867 (157 years ago) (1867)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
ParishVegusdal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85790

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]

  1. ^ "Vegusdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 January 2021.