Lunde Church (Agder)
Lunde Church (Norwegian: Lunde kirke) is a parish church in Sirdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lunde in the Øvre Sirdal area. The church is part of the Sirdal parish in the Lister deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1873 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
| Lunde Church | |
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| Lunde kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Lunde Church Location in of the church  Lunde Church Lunde Church (Norway) | |
| 58.8084°N 06.7644°E | |
| Location | Sirdal, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sirdal |
| Deanery | Lister prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
History
A small chapel was built at Lunde in the upper Sirdalen valley in 1819. On 29 October 1847, a Royal Decree upgraded the chapel to the status of a full church. The church was soon too small for the congregation, so a new church was built in 1873 (the present church).
See also
References
- "Lunde kyrkje, Sirdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
Church of Norway churches in the Lister og Mandal prosti in Agder county, Norway | |||
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