Bjelland Church

Bjelland Church (Norwegian: Bjelland kirke) is a parish church in Lindesnes municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjelland. The church is part of the Bjelland parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1793 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people. This is the third church on this site. The first church was from the middle ages and the second church was built in the 1600s.[1]

Bjelland Church
Bjelland kirke
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Bjelland Church
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Bjelland Church
Bjelland Church (Norway)
58.3800°N 07.5278°E / 58.3800; 07.5278
LocationLindesnes, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
StyleCruciform
Completed1793
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBjelland
DeaneryMandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

Bjelland Church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke) in 1814.[2] Together with about 300 churches across Norway,[3] it was a venue for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly. These were Norway's first national elections.[3]

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References
  1. "Bjelland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. Roland, Monica (June 3, 2014). "Vandring i Bjelland sentrum". GodTur.
  3. "Valgkirke anno 1814". NV nytt. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
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