Finsland Church

Finsland Church (Norwegian: Finsland kirke) is a parish church in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Finsland. The church is part of the Finsland parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1808 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people. This is the third church building that has stood on this site.[1][2]

Finsland Church
Finsland kirke
View of the church (c. 1900)
Finsland Church
Location in of the church
Finsland Church
Finsland Church (Norway)
58.3156°N 07.5905°E / 58.3156; 07.5905
LocationKristiansand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
StyleCruciform
Completed1803
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFinsland
DeaneryMandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

See also

References

  1. "Finsland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
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