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]

Harkmark Church
Harkmark kirke
View of the church
Harkmark Church
Location in of the church
Harkmark Church
Harkmark Church (Norway)
58.0441°N 07.6068°E / 58.0441; 07.6068
LocationLindesnes, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1613
Specifications
Capacity135
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMandal
DeaneryMandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

See also

References

  1. "Harkmark kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
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