Evje Church
Evje Church (Norwegian: Evje kirke) is the main parish church in Evje og Hornnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located at the north end of the village of Evje, just east of the river Otra. The church is part of the Evje parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1891 by builder Ludvig Karlsen. The church was consecrated on 16 December 1891 by the Bishop Johan Christian Heuch. The church seats about 450 people. There are no old historic or artistic pieces in the church, everything in it was new when it was built in 1891.[1][2][3]
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| Evje kirke | |
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| Location | Evje og Hornnes, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Evje |
| Deanery | Otredal prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
See also
References
- "Evje kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- "Kirkene i Evje og Hornnes" (in Norwegian). Iveland, Evje og Hornnes kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
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