Hægebostad Church

Hægebostad Church
Hægebostad kirke
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58°20′25″N 7°12′21″E / 58.340307°N 07.205896°E / 58.340307; 07.205896
LocationHægebostad Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated1844
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Christian Hald and
Christian H. Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1844 (1844)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishHægebostad
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84687

Hægebostad Church (Norwegian: Hægebostad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hægebostad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Snartemo. It is the church for the Hægebostad 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 octagonal design in 1844 using plans drawn up by the parish priest Nils Christian Hald with some help from the national architect Christian H. Grosch. The church seats about 450 people.