Søgne Church
| Søgne Church | |
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| Søgne kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Søgne Church Location in of the church  Søgne Church Søgne Church (Norway) | |
| 58°05′42″N 7°47′14″E / 58.0950°N 07.7873°ECoordinates: 58°05′42″N 7°47′14″E / 58.0950°N 07.7873°E | |
| Location | Søgne, Vest-Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 29 Nov 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian H. Grosch |
| Style | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Søgne |
| Deanery | Mandal prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Søgne Church (Norwegian: Søgne kirke) is the main parish church in Søgne municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lunde, just west of Tangvall. The church is part of the Søgne parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1861 by the architect Christian H. Grosch. The church, which seats about 750 people, was consecrated on 29 November 1861. The church was built to replace the older and smaller Old Søgne Church.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Søgne hovedkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
Church of Norway churches in the Mandal deanery, Vest-Agder county, Norway | |||
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