Gyland Church

Gyland Church
Gyland kirke
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58°24′41″N 6°47′30″E / 58.4115°N 06.7916°E / 58.4115; 06.7916
LocationFlekkefjord Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated1929
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1815 (1815)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishGyland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84453

Gyland Church (Norwegian: Gyland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in Nuland, a few kilometers southwest of the village of Gyland. It is the church for the Gyland parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1815 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Interior of the church
  1. ^ "Gyland kirke, Nuland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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