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Herefoss Church
Herefoss kirke
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58°31′23″N 8°21′01″E / 58.523107°N 08.35014°E / 58.523107; 08.35014
LocationBirkenes Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated11 Oct 1865
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1865 (159 years ago) (1865)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
ParishHerefoss
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84558

Herefoss Church (Norwegian: Herefoss kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Herefoss, at the northern end of the Herefossfjorden, just west of the Norwegian National Road 41. It is the church for the Herefoss parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1865 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Herefoss kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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