Tovdal Church

Tovdal Church (Norwegian: Tovdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hillestad. It is the church for the Åmli parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1820 by an unknown architect to replace an older church on the same site. The church seats about 105 people. It was consecrated on 4 March 1827. The church underwent some restoration work during the 1930s.[1][2][3][4]

Tovdal Church
Tovdal kyrkje
View of the church
Tovdal Church
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Tovdal Church
Tovdal Church (Norway)
58.8069°N 08.1752°E / 58.8069; 08.1752
LocationÅmli, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated4 Mar 1827
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Completed1820
Specifications
Capacity105
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishÅmli
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

See also

References
  1. "Tovdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. Nenseter, Bjarne Karsten (1994). På kirkevandring i Aust-Agder (in Norwegian). Arendal trykkeri. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
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