Hisøy Church
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Hisøy Church (Norwegian: Hisøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of His on the island of Hisøya. It is one of the churches for the Hisøy parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, empire style church was built in a cruciform design in 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2] From 1881 until 1992 it was the main church for Hisøy municipality.
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58.433388°N 08.747998°E / 58.433388; 08.747998 | |
Location | Arendal Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 11 Nov 1849 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gustav Adolph Lammers |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Style | Empire style |
Completed | 1849 (175 years ago) (1849) |
Closed | 1500s-1849 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Arendal prosti |
Parish | Hisøy |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84578 |
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