Old Søgne Church

Old Søgne Church
Søgne gamle kirke

View of the church
Old Søgne Church
Location in of the church
Old Søgne Church
Location in of the church
58°05′25″N 7°50′31″E / 58.0904°N 07.8419°E / 58.0904; 07.8419Coordinates: 58°05′25″N 7°50′31″E / 58.0904°N 07.8419°E / 58.0904; 07.8419
Location Søgne, Vest-Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Unknown
Completed c. 1640
Specifications
Capacity 270
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Søgne
Deanery Mandal prosti
Diocese Agder og Telemark

Old Søgne Church (Norwegian: Søgne gamle kirke) is a historic parish church in Søgne municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the village of Tangvall. The church is part of the Søgne parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, timber-framed church was built around the year 1640 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 270 people. The "new" Søgne Church was built in 1861 to replace this (smaller) church. Since that time, this church is no longer regularly used, but it is available for special occasions such as baptisms and weddings.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Søgne gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-01.



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