Austad Church (Aust-Agder)

Austad Church
Austad kyrkje

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Austad Church
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Austad Church
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58°58′52″N 7°36′28″E / 58.9811°N 07.6078°E / 58.9811; 07.6078Coordinates: 58°58′52″N 7°36′28″E / 58.9811°N 07.6078°E / 58.9811; 07.6078
Location Bygland, Aust-Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Oskar Fabricius
Style Rectangular
Completed 1880
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bygland
Deanery Otredal prosti
Diocese Agder og Telemark

Austad Church (Norwegian: Austad kyrkje) is a parish church in Bygland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tveit on the south shore of the river Otra, just off the Norwegian National Road 9. The church is part of the Bygland parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1880 by the architect Oskar Fabricius from Oslo. The church seats about 250 people. It was consecrated on 7 July 1880 by the Bishop Jørgen Moe. This church was built to replace a much older Austad Church that was located in Austad, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast, on the other side of the river. The old church was torn down around the same time as the present church was built.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Austad kyrkje, Tveit". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Austad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). SetesdalsWiki.no. Retrieved 2017-04-17.


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