Harkmark Church
Harkmark Church (Norwegian: Harkmark kirke) is a parish church in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Harkmark in eastern Mandal. The church is part of the Mandal parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1613. It seats about 135 people. The church site has been in use since the Viking Age and it is the only church in Agder that was mentioned in the medieval Heimskringla. The church has a 4-metre (13 ft) wide circle of six large stones sitting just next to the church.[1][2]
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| Harkmark kirke | |
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| Location | Lindesnes, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1613 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 135 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Mandal |
| Deanery | Mandal prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
See also
References
- "Harkmark kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
Church of Norway churches in the Lister og Mandal prosti in Agder county, Norway | |||
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