Old Søgne Church

Old Søgne Church (Norwegian: Søgne gamle kirke) is a historic parish church in Kristiansand municipality in 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]

Old Søgne Church
Søgne gamle kirke
View of the church
Old Søgne Church
Location in of the church
Old Søgne Church
Old Søgne Church (Norway)
58.0904°N 07.8419°E / 58.0904; 07.8419
LocationKristiansand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Completedc. 1640
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSøgne
DeaneryMandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

Old Søgne Church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke) in 1814.[3] Together with about 300 churches across Norway,[4] it was a venue for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly. These were Norway's first national elections.[4]

  • Front view of the church
  • Rear view of the church
  • Altar in the church
  • Interior, back of the church
  • Interior, looking to the front
  • Interior artwork
  • Historic view of the exterior
  • Historic view of the interior
  • Stone marker commemorating the Søgne representative at the Eidsvold Constitutional Convention in 1814

See also

References
  1. "Søgne gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  3. "Søgne gamle kirke". Norske kirker. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. "Valgkirke anno 1814". NV nytt. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
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