Froland Church
| Froland Church | |
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| Froland kirke | |
Arendal prosti | |
| Parish | Froland |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84205 |
Froland Church (
Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1718 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 295 people.[1][2][3]
History
The earliest existing historical records of the parish date back to the year 1399 and the earliest existing records of the church are from 1425 as the "Frodelands Sogn i Nidardal", however the church was likely founded during the late 13th or early 14th century (before the
consecrated on 1 November 1718. In 1727, a large tower and steeple was built above a new entry porch. In 1887, the church was enlarged to the east. The old choir was torn down, the nave was lengthened by 3 metres (9.8 ft), and then a new choir built at the east end of the building. A sacristy was built on the north and south sides of the new choir as well. After World War II, a complete restoration of the church was carried out.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Froland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ISBN 8275270227.
- ^ "Froland kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Froland kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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