Ljosland Chapel

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Ljosland Chapel
Ljosland kapell
Ljosland kapell.jpg
View of the church
Ljosland Chapel
58°47′21″N7°21′04″E / 58.7892°N 07.3510°E / 58.7892; 07.3510
Location Åseral Municipality,
Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Alv Erikstad
Architectural type Long church
Completed1959(65 years ago) (1959)
Specifications
Capacity95
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Agder og Telemark
Deanery Otredal prosti
Parish Åseral
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 84314

Ljosland Chapel (Norwegian : Ljosland kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ljosland. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1959 using plans drawn up by the architect Olav Erikstad. The church seats about 95 people. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Ljosland kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 January 2021.