Flekkefjord Church
| Flekkefjord Church | |
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| Flekkefjord kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Flekkefjord Church Location 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 |
| Consecrated | January 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 (Template:Lang-no) 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. [1][2][3]
The white, octagonal church was built in 1833 using plans by the famous architect Hans Linstow.[4] It 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. 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][5]
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.
- ^ "Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Flekkefjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
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