Austre Moland Church
Austre Moland Church | |
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Austre Moland Church Location in Aust-Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°32′47″N 8°48′40″E / 58.54639°N 8.81111°E | |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Ormsen |
Completed | 1673 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 496 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Stokken |
Deanery | Arendal |
Diocese | Diocese of Agder og Telemark |
Austre Moland Church (Norwegian: Austre Moland kirke) is a cruciform church in the village of Brekka in Aust-Agder county, Norway.[1][2] It is located in the former municipality of Austre Moland, now part of the municipality of Arendal. It was built in 1673.[1][2][3] Until 1919, the church was called Østre Moland Church (Norwegian: Østre Moland kirke).[1]
History
The church was originally built as a small long church (Norwegian: langkirke) in 1673. It was extended into a cruciform church in 1779, after a new tower had been added in 1750 and four small spires in 1775.[4] Ole Nilsen Weierholt was in charge of the construction. The painting and other decoration of the church was executed by Anders Grundesøn Løwe from Risør in 1797[4] at a cost of 300 riksdaler, and his fellow artist Nils Christensen created all of the portraits of the angels and apostles.[5] The exterior of the church has painted decorations around the windows.
The church bells date from 1750 and 1754.[5] The church is built of wood and can accommodate 496 people.[2] The building underwent restoration in 1961.
References
- 1 2 3 Kulturminnesøk: Austre Moland kirkested.
- 1 2 3 Kirkesøk: Austre Moland kirke.
- ↑ Yates, Nigel. 2008. Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500–2000. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, p. 176.
- 1 2 Tvedestrand turistinformasjon: Austre Moland kirke – veikirke i sommer.
- 1 2 Norske kirkebygg: Austre Moland kirke.
Further reading
- Nenseter, Bjarne. 1992. Austre Moland kirke. På kirkevandring i Aust-Agder. Arendal: Kilden forlag, pp. 14–15. ISBN 82-7627-003-4.
- Nilsen, Sigrid E. 1997. Austre Moland kirke. Austre Moland menighetsråd.
- Rasmussen, Alf Henry. 1993. Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag, p. 474. ISBN 82-7527-022-7.
- Weierholt, Olav. 1973. Kirken i Austre Moland: festskrift til 300-års jubileet i 1973. Arendal.