Herad Church | |
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Herad kirke | |
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58°09′22″N 6°47′43″E / 58.1562°N 06.7954°E | |
Location | Farsund Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1570 |
Consecrated | 1957 |
Events | Fire: 1948 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christon A. Christensen |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1957 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 170 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Lister og Mandal prosti |
Parish | Farsund |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84555 |
Herad Church (Norwegian: Herad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sande, along the Åptafjorden. It is one of three churches for the Farsund parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Christen A. Christensen. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]