Austad Church (Aust-Agder)

Austad Church
Austad kyrkje
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58°58′52″N 7°36′28″E / 58.9811°N 07.6078°E / 58.9811; 07.6078Coordinates: 58°58′52″N 7°36′28″E / 58.9811°N 07.6078°E / 58.9811; 07.6078
Location	Bygland, Aust-Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Oskar Fabricius
Style	Rectangular
Completed	1880
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Bygland
Deanery	Otredal prosti
Diocese	Agder og Telemark

Austad Church (Norwegian: Austad kyrkje) is a parish church in Bygland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tveit on the south shore of the river Otra, just off the Norwegian National Road 9. The church is part of the Bygland parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1880 by the architect Oskar Fabricius from Oslo. The church seats about 250 people. It was consecrated on 7 July 1880 by the Bishop Jørgen Moe. This church was built to replace a much older Austad Church that was located in Austad, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast, on the other side of the river. The old church was torn down around the same time as the present church was built.