Flekkefjord Church
| Flekkefjord Church | |
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| Flekkefjord kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Flekkefjord Church Location in of the church  Flekkefjord Church Flekkefjord Church (Norway) | |
| 58°17′46″N 6°39′43″E / 58.2961°N 06.6619°E | |
| Location | Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | flekkefjord.kirken.no |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Events | 1833 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Style | Octagonal |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 650 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Lister prosti |
| Parish | Flekkefjord |
Flekkefjord Church (Norwegian: Flekkefjord kirke) is a parish church in Flekkefjord municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Flekkefjord. The church is part of the Flekkefjord parish in the Lister deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, octagonal church was built in 1833 using plans by the famous architect Hans Linstow.[1][2][3]
The church is built of wood and has 650 seats. It is characterized by Empire style, with galleries with audience seating on two floors along five of the walls. The altarpiece is a gold cross in an arch, flanked by columns carrying a gable. Also the pulpit is from 1938 and signed by Linstow. Today's church organ is built specifically for Flekkefjord church by Marcussen & Sons Orgelbyggeri in Aabenraa, Denmark, and was finished in 1983. The organ has 24 voices.[1][4]
Media gallery
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Interior of the church -
Exterior of the church -
View of the surrounding neighborhood
See also
References
- ^ a b "Flekkefjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "Flekkefjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Flekkefjord kirkeliges fellesråd. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "Flekkefjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
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