Tvedestrand Church

Tvedestrand Church (Norwegian: Tvedestrand kirke) is a parish church in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Tvedestrand. It is the main church for the Tvedestrand parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red brick church was built in a "long church" style in 1860 by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2] There is no churchyard around the urban church, but instead it is located about 500 metres (0.31 mi) to the northwest of the church in a more rural area.

Tvedestrand Church
Tvedestrand kirke
View of the church
Tvedestrand Church
Location in of the church
Tvedestrand Church
Tvedestrand Church (Norway)
58.62371°N 08.927507°E / 58.62371; 08.927507
LocationTvedestrand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Georg Andreas Bull
Completed1860
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishTvedestrand
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

See also

References
  1. "Tvedestrand kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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