Tovdal Church

Tovdal Church
Tovdal kyrkje
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58°48′26″N 8°10′30″E / 58.807131°N 08.174901°E / 58.807131; 08.174901
LocationÅmli Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hillestad kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated4 Mar 1827
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1820 (1820)
Specifications
Capacity105
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
ParishÅmli
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85660

Tovdal Church (Norwegian: Tovdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åmli Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hillestad. It is one of the churches for the Åmli parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1820 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 105 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tovdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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