Flekkefjord Church

Flekkefjord Church (Norwegian: Flekkefjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Flekkefjord. It is the church for the Flekkefjord 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 the Empire style and in an octagonal design in 1833 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow.[1] The church seats about 650 people.[2][3][4]

Flekkefjord Church
Flekkefjord kirke
View of the church
58.2961°N 06.6619°E
Location	Flekkefjord Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	flekkefjord.kirken.no
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	12th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Octagonal
Style	Empire style
Completed	1833
Specifications
Capacity	650
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Flekkefjord
Deanery	Lister og Mandal prosti
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84159

It has 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.[2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1460, but there is evidence that suggest that the church was likely built during the 12th century. The medieval stave church stood until around the year 1783 when it was torn down. A new timber-framed, octagonal building was completed on the same site about three years later. In 1831, the church was again torn down and replaced with a larger building on the same site. The new church was also had an octagonal design. The new church was consecrated in January 1833.[5]

Media gallery

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  Interior of the church
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  Exterior of the church
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  View of the surrounding neighborhood

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. "Flekkefjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. "Flekkefjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Flekkefjord kirkeliges fellesråd. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
5. "Flekkefjord kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2020.