Korshamn Chapel

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Korshamn Chapel
Korshamn kapell
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Korshamn Chapel
58°01′23″N7°00′04″E / 58.022977°N 07.001153°E / 58.022977; 07.001153
Location Lyngdal Municipality,
Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1906
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Arne Abrahamsen
Architectural type Long church
Completed1906;118 years ago (1906)
Specifications
Capacity100
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Agder og Telemark
Deanery Lister og Mandal prosti
Parish Lyngdal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84825

Korshamn Chapel (Norwegian : Korshamn kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korshamn. It is one of the churches for the Lyngdal 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 long church design in 1906 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Abrahamsen. The church seats about 100 people. [1] [2]

View of the church Korshamn kapell.JPG
View of the church

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References

  1. "Korshamn kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 December 2020.