Austad Church | |
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Austad kirke | |
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58°05′31″N 7°02′46″E / 58.0919°N 07.0460°ECoordinates: 58°05′31″N 7°02′46″E / 58.0919°N 07.0460°E | |
Location | Lyngdal, Vest-Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Founded | 1100s |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Kornelius Nakkestad |
Completed | 1803 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Austad |
Deanery | Lister prosti |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Austad Church (Norwegian: Austad kirke) is a parish church in Lyngdal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austad. The church is part of the Austad parish in the Lister deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1803 by the architect Kornelius Nakkestad. The church seats about 400 people. The first church on this site was a stave church that dated back to the 1100s.