Spind Church

Church in Agder, Norway

58°05′35″N 6°54′06″E / 58.0931°N 06.9018°E / 58.0931; 06.9018LocationFarsund Municipality,
AgderCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded13th centuryConsecrated1776ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Lars Albertsen ØvrenesArchitectural typeCruciformCompleted1776; 248 years ago (1776)SpecificationsCapacity500MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseAgder og TelemarkDeaneryLister og Mandal prostiParishFarsund

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusAutomatically protectedID85530

Spind Church (Norwegian: Spind kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rødland in the Spind area to the east of the town of Farsund. It is one of the 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, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1776 using plans drawn up by the architect Lars Albertsen Øvrenes. The church seats about 500 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1328, but the old stave church was likely built during the 1200s. Not much is known about the old church, but it is known that in 1776 a new church was built on higher ground about 20 metres (66 ft) to the west of the old church. After the new church was completed, the old medieval church was torn down.^[3]

References

^ "Spind kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Spind kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 December 2020.